The Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Office of the Prosecutor General continues its consistent work to expose and stop crimes related to the illegal removal of conscripted individuals from military registration, fictitious booking, and their smuggling across the state border.

Since the beginning of September 2025, the prosecutor's office has organized the operation "Draft Dodger." Within its framework, schemes have already been uncovered, through which more than 270 men of conscription age attempted to evade mobilization. In particular:

?Illegal border crossing

It has been established that from September 2024 to January 2025, servicemen of the State Border Guard Service, while on duty at the "Ugryniv" checkpoint, deliberately did not enter data about the border crossing of certain individuals into the database, facilitating their unhindered exit from Ukraine. In this way, more than 80 conscripted individuals were smuggled.

Five border guards have been notified of suspicion of aiding in the illegal smuggling of individuals (Part 2 of Article 332, Part 3 of Article 419 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention for them.

? The "fake certificates" scheme

Another mechanism for evading mobilization was organized by a resident of Lviv. He produced forged documents from medical institutions to exempt men from service and remove them from military registration. According to the investigation, at least 10 individuals took advantage of this scheme, four of whom were later illegally smuggled abroad.

The organizer has been notified of suspicion of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 114-1 and Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. A motion has been submitted to the court to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention for him.

In addition, during the investigation, facts of illegal removal from registration, booking, and obtaining deferments from mobilization for more than 180 individuals have been documented. They, as well as officials of territorial recruitment centers and medical institutions, will be given a proper legal assessment.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Office of the Prosecutor General by investigators of the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police of Ukraine with operational support from the Department of Combating Corruption of the State Border Guard Service.