Yevgeny Roizman was one of the last major critics of the Kremlin and its offensive in Ukraine to escape trial and a possible heavy prison sentence. After numerous fines, the former mayor of Yekaterinburg was arrested at the end of August.
His trial for "discrediting the Russian army" opened on Wednesday, April 26. To the judge who asked him if he had done his military service, the 60-year-old former mayor replied: "It's too late to do it today"