Ukraine uncovers draft evasion schemes and thwarts Russian plots targeting soldiers

Ukrainian authorities have exposed several schemes helping men evade military service and disrupted foreign security threats targeting soldiers.

In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors uncovered private educational institutions falsely employing draft-eligible men as teachers for $10,000 upfront and $700 monthly to secure mobilization deferments. Simultaneously, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three people operating a $5,000–$13,000 scheme to smuggle service members off military bases. Authorities additionally flagged fraudulent marriages with disabled women used to gain exemptions.

Meanwhile, counterintelligence agents foiled over 50 Russian plots where recruited women targeted soldiers with poison or explosives on fake dates. Separately, the Council of Europe issued its first evaluation report monitoring Ukraine's implementation of the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women.

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