Russia Moves to Prosecute Soldiers for Surrendering in New Criminal Case

In the Russian Federation, the state prosecutor has invited 16 years of a colony of strict regime to Russian serviceman Roman Ivanishina, who for the first time in Russia is accused of voluntary surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The state prosecution asked to sentence Russian serviceman Roman Ivanishin to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony in the case of voluntary surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by “Commerce”.

During a debate in the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Garrison Military Court, the state prosecution requested 16 years in a maximum security penal colony to...

The Russian occupier asks for mercy to survive. He raises his hands, kneels, and decides to surrender to the Ukrainian drone that shows the way

Russia Moves to Prosecute Soldiers for Surrendering in New Criminal Case

Russian prosecutors have requested a 16-year prison sentence for Roman Ivanishin, a soldier who was captured by Ukrainian forces in 2023. This marks the first known criminal case in Russia based on a newly introduced law penalizing voluntary surrender during wartime. According to reports by Russian media The Insider on April 11, the trial is taking place in the South Sakhalin Garrison Military Court. Ivanishin faces charges of voluntary surrende…