The prosecution is systematically countering organized schemes to evade conscription during mobilization. In Transcarpathia and Kyiv, the activities of lawyers who, for a monetary reward, helped conscripts avoid service were halted in January of this year. In one case, it involved the illegal transportation of conscripts abroad, and in another, an attempt to remove a man from the wanted list in the military registration system.

Thus, prosecutors from the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office sent a case to court regarding a lawyer from Vynogradiv. He is suspected of organizing a group to transport conscripts abroad. 

The group members operated in several districts of the region. They met conscripts in Lviv and, bypassing checkpoints, transported them to Vynogradiv. For a reward of 5 to 7 thousand US dollars, the lawyer provided instructions on illegal border crossing, supplied life jackets for crossing the river, and tools for damaging border barriers.

During searches, cash, rough notes, GPS trackers, about 1 kg of TNT, and other evidence were found. All four individuals are charged under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - organizing and facilitating the illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine, committed by a group of persons in conspiracy, repeatedly and for selfish motives. The lawyer was additionally informed of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal storage of explosive devices without the required legal permission).

Another scheme was uncovered in Kyiv. Here, according to the investigation, a lawyer promised a conscript who had no legal grounds for deferment that, for 9 thousand US dollars, he would assist in removing him from the wanted list in the "Oberih" system. To do this, he planned to use personal connections with officials from one of the district military enlistment offices in the capital. Prosecutors from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the Defense Sector of the Central Region informed him of suspicion for aiding in the unlawful gain of benefits by a public official (Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Currently, measures are ongoing to identify and hold accountable other involved individuals. Both suspects have been detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. 

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.