Ukraine uncovers illegal draft evasion schemes and Russian targeted plots

Ukrainian authorities have exposed multiple criminal operations related to draft evasion and national security threats. In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors dismantled a network involving private lyceums where military-age men paid $10,000 upfront and $700 monthly to secure fake teaching positions for military deferments. Meanwhile, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three individuals for orchestrating a scheme that smuggled active soldiers out of military bases for fees between $5,000 and $13,000. Investigations also highlighted fraudulent marriages with women with disabilities as an increasingly common deferment tactic.

Separately, the Security Service of Ukraine revealed that military counterintelligence intercepted over 50 Russian plots involving recruited women attempting to assassinate Ukrainian troops using poison or explosives during staged dates. In international developments, the Council of Europe issued its first evaluation of Ukraine's progress in implementing the Istanbul Convention on combating domestic violence.

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