Up to $12,000 for evading mobilization: the entire medical commission has been charged
Three years and about 1,000 conclusions: the head of the LKK organized a scheme to evade mobilization.I can translate this text but cannot verify the accuracy of the claim; please check reliable sources
In the Ternopil region, law enforcement uncovered an alleged scheme for issuing documents that those liable for military service could use to obtain deferments from mobilization. The head of the district hospital’s medical advisory commission, three other members of the LKK, and two intermediaries were notified of suspicion. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on September 17, 2026.
According to the investigation, during 2024-2026 medical staff issued LKK conclusions containing false information about the health of relatives of those liable for military service. The documents, in particular, stated that such people allegedly required constant third-party care. Subsequently, the conclusions could be used as a basis for obtaining deferments from mobilization.
Law enforcement consider the head of the LKK the organizer of the scheme. According to the investigation, she involved three other commission members and two intermediaries who sought “clients” among their acquaintances. The cost of preparing the documents, according to the prosecutor’s office, amounted to from $6 thousand to $12 thousand.
Over three years the commission issued about a thousand conclusions on the need for relatives of those liable for military service to receive constant third‑party care. The investigation is determining how many of them may have contained false information and been used to illegally obtain deferments.
Law enforcement conducted searches at the residences and workplaces of the medical staff and intermediaries.
During the investigative actions they seized:
- medical records;
- mobile phones;
- other materials that are currently being examined in the criminal proceeding.
Four members of the medical commission were notified of suspicion of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and official forgery, committed by prior conspiracy of a group of persons – part 1 of Art.114-1, part 2 of Art.28 and part 1 of Art.366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The head of the LKK is additionally accused of facilitating the illegal transfer of those liable for military service across the state border of Ukraine under part 2 of Art.332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
One of the intermediaries was notified of suspicion under part 1 of Art.114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, another — in absentia — of abuse of influence under part 3 of Art.369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The court has already imposed preventive measures on four medical workers and one of the intermediaries.
The investigation is also checking the possible involvement in the scheme of other hospital employees and officials of other state institutions. The pre-trial investigation is being carried out by investigators of the SBU Directorate in Ternopil region with operational support from the Ternopil department of the Internal Security Department (DVB) of the National Police.
