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Cabinet tightens military registration enforcement

The Ukrainian government has made steps to strengthen the enforcement of mandatory military registration for draft-eligible citizens, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Oct. 28.

28 October 2024, 09:27 PM

Kyiv courts issue first prison sentences to draft dodgers

Kyiv courts have sentenced seven men for evading military service during general mobilization, Kyiv police announced on Oct. 25.

26 October 2024, 01:28 AM

Ukrainian policeman busted for draft dodgers smuggling in Odesa Oblast

A law enforcement officer smuggling men liable for military service across the state border was detained in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Telegram on Oct. 25.

25 October 2024, 11:26 AM

Zelenskyy dissolves medical disability commissions

Medical-social expert commissions (MSECs), responsible for reviewing and approving disability applications, will be dissolved by Dec. 31, according to decree by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Oct. 22.

22 October 2024, 08:35 PM

Mykolaiv medical official under investigation for draft evasion scheme, SBU says

The head of the regional medical and social expert commission in the city of Mykolaiv is suspected of organizing corruption schemes for draft evaders, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Oct 22.

22 October 2024, 12:48 PM

Widespread fraud found in medical disability commissions — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian authorities have found systemic violations in the work of medical-social expert commissions (MSECs), President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Oct. 21.

21 October 2024, 10:15 PM

US, Interpol help bust draft dodging scheme in Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Interpol have assisted in an operation to dismantle a scheme that allowed draft-eligible Ukrainian citizens to illegally leave the country during martial law, Ukraine’s National Police announced on Oct. 4.

5 October 2024, 12:19 AM

SBU detains two Kyiv Oblast draft office heads who allegedly made over $1 million from draft dodgers

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has detained two heads of district Territorial Recruitment Centers (TCC) in Kyiv Oblast, along with an accomplice, who were helping conscripts avoid the draft. During searches, authorities found $1.2 million in cash, the SBU reported on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 05:05 PM

Ukrainian draft offices set record for military registration fines

The Enforcement Service has received nearly 12,000 fines for military registration violations from draft offices since the beginning of the year, reported monitoring channel Opendatabot on July 10.a

10 July 2024, 10:46 AM

Fugitive Ukrainian prosecutor mobilized into the military

Former Ukrainian prosecutor Rostyslav Ilnytskyi, who was detained after forging documents to leaving the country, has joined the Armed Forces, Ukrainska Pravda reported on July 9.

10 July 2024, 01:31 AM

Over 400,000 reports filed on Ukrainian draft dodgers

Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian draft offices have issued more than 180,000 administrative reports for violations of military registration and over 400,000 reports on draft dodgers, according to data from the Ministry of Defense provided to lawyer Roman Lykhachov, NV reported on July 9.

9 July 2024, 05:59 PM

Man's body found in Tysa River on Ukraine-Hungary border

A man's body was discovered in Tysa River along the Ukraine-Hungary border during a routine patrol, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on June 12.

12 June 2024, 05:34 PM

Odesa border guards foil fake marriage scheme to dodge military service

Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service in Odesa Oblast apprehended a 30-year-old woman from Kyiv for allegedly aiding conscripts in orchestrating fraudulent marriages with women who had multiple children or first or second-degree disabilities, the Border Guard Service reported on May 28.

28 May 2024, 05:40 PM

Odesa draft office official behind multimillion-dollar evasion scheme sent to pre-trial detention

The head of the Prymorskyi district draft office in Odesa, who organized a large-scale scheme to profit from draft dodgers, was sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months with the possibility of bail, Suspilne reported on May 28.

28 May 2024, 03:45 PM

Odesa military recruiter charged for $1M draft dodging fraud

The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered a large-scale scheme orchestrated by the head of the Prymorskyi district military recruitment center in Odesa, designed to profit from draft dodgers, according to the Bureau's press service.

27 May 2024, 04:10 PM

Ukraine must guide Poland on handling its refugees — Polish FM

Any scheme of restrictions for Ukrainian men of military age in the EU should be pan-European, otherwise, draft dodgers "will start buying benefits across Europe," stated Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in an interview with The Guardian on May 25.

25 May 2024, 02:35 PM

Bavaria urges end to aid for Ukrainian draft dodgers

Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann called for an end to aid payments to draft-eligible Ukrainian men who avoid military service, the German Welt TV reported on May 24.

25 May 2024, 11:23 AM

State Border Guard Service finds drowned man in Tysa River

The body of a drowned man was found in the Tysa River, carried by the current along the bank, law enforcement officers are currently investigating the circumstances of his death, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) reported on Telegram on May 24.

24 May 2024, 06:15 PM

Ukraine to start mailing draft notices starting July 18

Starting on July 18, Ukrainian authorities will begin delivering draft notices to eligible citizens by mail, according to a Cabinet resolution from May 16.

20 May 2024, 08:58 PM

Ukraine tightens penalties on draft dodging as Zelenskyy signs new law

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has signed a new law that significantly increases fines for evading mobilization and commits other military-related offenses.

17 May 2024, 06:15 PM

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