Ukrainian authorities expose draft evasion schemes and security threats

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and investigative journalists have detailed widespread attempts to evade military service, assist desertion, and target service members.

Prosecutors in the Kyiv region reported that private lyceums charged draft-eligible men $10,000 upfront and $700 monthly to register them as teachers for mobilization deferments. Separately, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three individuals operating a $5,000 to $13,000 transport scheme to move active soldiers away from military units. Meanwhile, investigative reports highlighted men contracting marriages with disabled women to secure exemptions.

In national security, the Security Service of Ukraine revealed military counterintelligence intercepted more than 50 attempts by Russian-recruited women to assassinate soldiers on staged dates using poison or explosives. Additionally, the Council of Europe issued its initial evaluation regarding Ukraine's implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

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