Russia hands six-year prison sentence in absentia to founder of group helping men evade army service over Bucha post

Russia hands six-year prison sentence in absentia to founder of group helping men evade army service over Bucha post

A Moscow court has sentenced the founder of Get Lost, an organization that helps men escape Russian military service, to six years in prison in absentia on charges of spreading “disinformation” about the army. Grigory Sverdlov founded Get Lost in September 2022, shortly after the Russian authorities announced mobilization in the country. He had previously served as the director of Nochlezhka, a charity that helped homeless people in Moscow and S…