The father of many children avoided mobilization, but was wanted for several years and ended up in the guardhouse.

47-year-old Alexander Sedov in the Sergiev Posad He reported to the military registration and enlistment office of his own free will in September 2022 after the announcement of "partial" mobilization. The man was sent to a training unit in Naro-Fominsk, But once they were there, they discovered that they couldn’t mobilize him—Sedov had five minor children, Kommersant reports.

A few days later, Alexander was home, registered for military service, and continued to go to work as if nothing had happened. However, in 2023, he received a visit from military commandants, who informed him that Sedov was wanted for "absenteeism."

Despite the local military commissar's intervention, which dismissed the situation as a "misunderstanding," the Sedovs continued to receive calls. In September 2025, they again attempted to draft the father of many children into the army, claiming he had allegedly failed to return from military leave and was again on the wanted list. Sedov's lawyer Yulia Bondarenko sent a statement to the Investigative Committee asking them to check for signs of fraud on the part of the military unit due to the “dead soul” listed on support.

An unexpected turn of events occurred on November 21, when a group of soldiers detained Alexander Sedov right at work. Citing an order for him to leave his unit without leave, Sedov was forcibly taken to his duty station in Naro-Fominsk and placed in the guardhouse.

After Kommersant published the story, the Ministry of Defense commented: "The circumstances and documents have been verified, the decisions previously made regarding the serviceman have been cancelled, and the serviceman himself has already been sent home."