The Security Service exposed another 12 administrators and subscribers of Viber and Telegram channels who tried to disrupt the mobilisation and published locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Prykarpattia region:

The SSU blocked the activities of 10 residents of Ivano-Frankivsk region who ran anonymous groups for draft evaders on Viber. They were posting the locations of mobile checkpoints of the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies.

In Dnipropetrovsk region:

A 48-year-old former restaurant owner, Telegram channel administrator, who urged his audience to hide from conscription and assist evaders, was served with a notice of suspiction.

The defendant also created a separate chatbot where his subscribers were supposed to send information about the routes of the Territorial recruitment and social support centers’ representatives.

In Lviv region:

a local resident was exposed and served a notice of suspicion for ‘highlighting’ Ukrainian military facilities, including representatives of the Territorial recruitment and social support centers in the western region.

To disseminate classified information, he specially administered his anonymous group on Viber.

Based on the evidence obtained, SSU investigators have already served six individuals notices of suspiction under Article 114-1.1 of the CCU (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations).

It is also planned to send notices of suspicion to other persons involved in crimes against Ukraine. The perpetrators face up to 8 years in prison.

The operation was carried out by SSU officers in Ivano-Frankivsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv regions under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor's Offices.