A pregnant Russian soldier was sentenced to six years in prison for failing to show up for work, the Kommersant newspaper reported Monday.
The trial court did not take into account the report of the medical service of his military unit, which recommended his provisional release.
The military court in the southern city of Vladikavkaz ruled that the woman had not left her job and should therefore be prosecuted as a deserter for failing to show up for work. The defense announced that it would appeal the verdict.
The channel, which signed a contract with the army in 2016, already has a 5-year-old child, Russian media reported, citing court information.
The court postponed the execution of the sentence until 2032, when his children will be older.
Russia has been at war with neighboring Ukraine for almost 19 months and is suffering heavy losses. Last year, Moscow, after suffering heavy losses in Ukraine, announced a so-called partial mobilization and mobilized around 300,000 people. soldiers, but tens of thousands of Russians fled abroad to avoid entering the war.
Source: The Delfi
