This was reported by the Russian state press agency RIA.
The RIA does not specify which criteria underlie voluntary waiver.
According to the news, the minimum sentence is 3 years in prison. However, the law allows a first offense to be disregarded if the soldier arranges to be released, returns to his unit or does not commit any other crime during his imprisonment.
The last wording perhaps alludes to the transfer of information.
According to the nyhetsbyraet news agency, previously there were no words about “voluntary surrender” in Russian legislation.
The new law comes the same week that Putin announced the “partial mobilization” of Russian reserve forces in the war against Ukraine.
Putin announced the mobilization in a speech on Wednesday. After the speech, airline tickets to Russia sold out quickly.
In recent days, traffic at border crossings into Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Finland and Georgia from Russia has increased significantly.
“Aleksandr” escapes from Putin
On Thursday, Dagbladet spoke with Russian “Aleksandr”, who had fled the country via the Storskog border crossing in Kirkenes.
– When I first heard about the mobilization, I thought that there would be big demonstrations and that there would be a change. They have announced demonstrations across the country, from Vladivostok to Moscow, Aleksandr told Dagbladet in Gardermoen.
The case is up to date
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