Release from Punishment in Connection with Military Service

The article is devoted to the analysis of the new Art. 80.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which supplemented the grounds for exemption from punishment with release in connection with military service during mobilization, martial law or wartime. The issues of the concept of “conscription for military service”, “mobilization”, “wartime”, “martial law”, conditions for concluding a contract for military service, grounds for exemption from serving a sentence and its types are considered. The article analyzes the decisions of the courts on release from serving the sentence, notes their positive aspects and shortcomings in a number of cases. The problems associated with the application of the new article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are identified and considered. The author’s position on the issues under consideration is substantiated.