In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, another serviceman was jailed for leaving his military unit

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Timur Babgoev to seven years in prison for two counts of leaving his unit without permission under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code.

According to investigators, on August 1, 2025, Babgoev left his temporary base and headed home. In mid-October, a police officer found him at his home address. However, the serviceman failed to return to his unit as ordered and remained home again until May 2026. Only then did he contact the military investigative department in Nalchik.

At the court hearing, the accused admitted guilt and expressed remorse. In sentencing, the court took into account that in 2022, Babgoev had already received a three-year suspended sentence for drug trafficking. Ultimately, taking into account all the circumstances, he was sentenced to seven years in a general regime penal colony.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has repeatedly handed down sentences with real prison terms for servicemen under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code. Among those convicted, for example, is Algiz Valitov, who received a two-year sentence. Others include Ramazan Lukozhev, Ruslan Murzakayev, Timur Yandiev and Amerkhan Kurskiyev, Said Khizriev, and Alim Khuranov, each sentenced to five years, as well as Arsen Baev and Islam Teshev, sentenced to seven years.

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