Ukraine uncovers draft evasion schemes and Russian honeytrap plots

Ukrainian law enforcement and international monitors have highlighted growing security threats and legal challenges linked to wartime mobilization and domestic policy.

In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors dismantled a network at private educational institutions charging military-age men $10,000 upfront to register as fake teachers. Meanwhile, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three individuals for smuggling service members away from active units for fees reaching $13,000. Fraudulent marriages to women with disabilities have also emerged as a recurring method to secure mobilization exemptions.

In counterintelligence developments, the Security Service of Ukraine reported thwarting over 50 Russian plots where recruited women targeted military personnel during staged dates using poison or explosives. Concurrently, the Council of Europe published its first evaluation report on Ukraine's progress under the Istanbul Convention regarding domestic and gender-based violence.

Sources: Liga net, NV, Radio Svoboda, Slidstvo.Info, Ukrainska Pravda