Ukrainian authorities target draft evasion schemes and Russian plots
Ukrainian authorities have uncovered multiple mobilization evasion schemes and thwarted over 50 Russian security threats targeting military personnel.
Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have uncovered several schemes aimed at evading military mobilization. In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors revealed private educational institutions charged military-age men $10,000 up front and $700 monthly to register them as teachers, granting deferments. Meanwhile, the State Bureau of Investigation pressed charges against three individuals accused of charging up to $13,000 to smuggle service members away from military bases. Authorities also reported an increase in fake marriages involving women with disabilities to secure legal exemptions.
In counterintelligence operations, the Security Service of Ukraine prevented over 50 Russian plots targeting soldiers with explosives or poison during staged dates. Concurrently, the Council of Europe published its first baseline report evaluating Ukraine's progress under the Istanbul Convention to combat gender-based violence.
Sources: Liga net, NV, Radio Svoboda, Slidstvo.Info, Ukrainska Pravda
How outlets assessed this
- OCCRP Critical Framed the prosecutor general's charges as a retaliatory action executed while he himself faced scandal and imminent dismissal.
- OCCRP Critical Framed Kravchenko's allegations against the anti-corruption chief as an act by an outgoing official operating under a cloud of scandal.
- OCCRP Skeptical Framed Kravchenko's move as a maneuver by a scandal-plagued official targeting anti-corruption leadership.
- Українська правда Neutral Highlighted NABU's denial and its stance that the accusations serve to derail probes into presidential office figures.
Sources
- Liga net — ДБР розслідує схему вивезення військовослужбовців із частин за $5000-13 000
- Українська правда — Прокуратура: У ліцеях на Київщині за 10 000 доларів оформляли "вчителів" для уникнення мобілізації
- Slidstvo.Info — Цьогоріч завербовані жінки понад 50 разів намагалися вбити українських військових на підставних побаченнях, — СБУ
- NV — Завидні наречені. Як шлюби з жінками з інвалідністю використовують для ухилення від військової служби в Україні
- Радіо Свобода — Рада Європи вперше оцінила виконання Україною Стамбульської конвенції. Що виявили?
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