Ukrainian authorities uncover draft evasion operations and Russian plot network

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have disrupted several illicit schemes aimed at draft evasion and military desertion.

In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors exposed private educational institutions offering fake teaching positions to draft-eligible men for an upfront payment of $10,000 and $700 monthly fees to secure mobilization deferments. Additionally, investigative reports highlighted a trend of men entering marriages with women with disabilities to legally avoid military service.

Separately, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three individuals involved in a network that charged between $5,000 and $13,000 to assist service members in deserting their units.

Meanwhile, the Security Service of Ukraine reported stopping over 50 Russian assassination attempts targeting military personnel through women recruited to arrange staged dates. In institutional developments, the Council of Europe issued its first comprehensive report evaluating Ukraine's progress in implementing the Istanbul Convention.

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