500 dollars for “removal from the wanted list”: in Mykolaiv the TCC “flagged” draft evaders as removed in the database

In Mykolaiv, law enforcement exposed a corruption scheme involving a serviceman of a district TCC and his acquaintance, who profited from manipulations in the “Oberih” system. According to the investigation, they deliberately created problems for people liable for military service, even if they had lawful grounds for deferment, and then offered “help” for money. The suspects have already been notified of suspicion; they face up to 8 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

By manipulating data in “Oberih”, the serviceman, in prior collusion with an acquaintance, initiated the entry of false information into the information system about a person liable for military service who had a lawful right to a deferment. After that, the student was offered to “resolve the issue” for 500 US dollars, with a promise to remove him from the wanted list.

As investigators established, the scheme had been operating since December 2025. A 34-year-old instructor of one of the district TCCs and SP of the city of Mykolaiv, together with his 32-year-old acquaintance, organized a mechanism for obtaining undue advantage. The serviceman entered false data into the “Oberih” system about the alleged failure of the man to appear after being summoned to the TCC. After that, the victim was sent photographic evidence from the database showing that he was already listed as wanted — this was used as a tool of pressure.

At the same time, the man had actually not violated the law, since he had a deferment as a student of a higher education institution. However, the suspects offered to “clean” the information in the database and to influence TCC and SP officials — for a fee.

Law enforcement documented the transfer of money and exposed the suspects while they were dividing the received funds. The unlawful activity was stopped by investigators of the investigative department of the regional main police directorate with operational support from the SBU in Mykolaiv Oblast, under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense of the Southern Region.

Both suspects have now been notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 28, Part 3 of Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — receiving an undue advantage for influencing the decisions of officials, combined with extortion. The court has already imposed a preventive measure on the 34-year-old suspect — detention with an alternative bail of 99,840 hryvnias. The question of a preventive measure for his 32-year-old accomplice is still being decided.

Authorities are currently identifying other possible participants in the scheme and are checking additional incidents. The pre-trial investigation continues.

Earlier we wrote:

• Full price: up to 50 thousand dollars for “freedom” — how mobilization turned into a corrupt business
• In Mykolaiv, military TCC personnel were detained on bribery: for 2400 dollars they promised “to remove from the wanted list”
• “Reserve+” and forged certificates: how service without risk was sold in Mykolaiv region
• Sold evasion from service: a TCC employee in Mykolaiv was caught taking a bribe
• Corruption at the military enlistment office: a court in Mykolaiv closed the case of a VLK doctor due to the statute of limitations