Ukrainian authorities uncover draft evasion schemes and security threats

Ukrainian authorities have disrupted multiple schemes designed to evade military mobilization. Prosecutors in Kyiv Oblast uncovered private schools charging military-age men $10,000 upfront plus $700 monthly to register them as teachers for mobilization deferments. Additionally, the State Bureau of Investigation charged three people involved in smuggling service members away from military bases for fees up to $13,000, while officials noted a surge in sham marriages with disabled women for legal exemptions.

In counterintelligence, the Security Service of Ukraine prevented over 50 Russian plots targeting soldiers with poison or explosives during fake dates. Separately, the Council of Europe released its first baseline report evaluating Ukraine's progress under the Istanbul Convention against gender-based violence.

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