Narolskiy Denis Aleksandrovich

In December 2023, it became known that a criminal case for treason had been opened against Denis Narolsky, a previously convicted Crimean contract soldier who had been sentenced under the article on desertion in conditions of armed conflict." According to the FSB Directorate for the Black Sea Fleet, incriminating correspondence was allegedly found on Narolsky's phone, and he himself allegedly 'wanted to leave the country'. In March, the Crimean Garrison Military Court sentenced Narolsky to nine years in a strict regime colony due to his refusal to 'participate in the special military operation and perform military service.'", On October 22, 2024, Judge Gurgen Dovlatbekyan of the Southern District Military Court found Denis Narolsky guilty and, by partially combining the sentences with the previous verdict, sentenced him to a final punishment of 18 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. On February 24, 2025, the Appellate Military Court left the sentence in force. Denis Narolsky, a serviceman, was detained and sent under arrest during a search in Sevastopol in January 2023. The investigation and the court claim that on one of the days in September 2022, being a serviceman serving under contract, in order to completely evade the performance of military service duties and not wanting to serve in the military, Narolsky left his military unit in Sevastopol without permission and began living on the territory of the Republic of Crimea, spending time as he pleased. In court, Narolsky explained his actions by saying that he did not want to participate in the special military operation. On March 27, 2023, the Crimean Garrison Military Court sentenced Narolsky to nine years in a strict regime colony. On June 9, the Southern Military District Military Court upheld the sentence.