Ukrainian authorities uncover draft evasion schemes and security threats

Ukrainian authorities and media outlets have detailed multiple illegal schemes designed to evade military service or facilitate desertion, alongside foreign-backed security threats.

In Kyiv Oblast, prosecutors revealed that private lyceums faked teaching positions for draft-eligible men, charging $10,000 upfront and $700 monthly fees to secure mobilization deferments. Separately, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three individuals running a $5,000 to $13,000 operation transporting active soldiers away from their military units. Investigative reporting also highlighted men contracting marriages with women with disabilities to obtain draft exemptions.

Regarding national security, the Security Service of Ukraine reported thwarting over 50 attempts by Russian-recruited women to assassinate military personnel on staged dates using poison or explosives. Additionally, the Council of Europe issued its first evaluation of Ukraine's implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

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