The SSU and the National Police of Ukraine have blocked the new schemes to evade mobilization and illegally move abroad by men of conscription age.

As a result of complex measures, the SSU exposed criminals who offered conscripts to escape to the European Union on the basis of forged documents or bypassing checkpoints.

The cost of their "services" was estimated at up to USD 7 thousand. The amount depended on the urgency and method of escape.

Among the detained organizers of the frauds are dealers who sold the status of a person with a disability and student cards of foreign universities.

In Zakarpattya region:

The SSU Internal Security officers and the State Bureau of Investigation gathered evidence against the organizers of the evasion scheme, which involved smuggling conscripts to a neighboring EU country through "forest paths."

Earlier last April, law enforcement officers detained the organizer of the scheme and two of his accomplices, residents of Tyachiv district, on an attempt to smuggle 4 "clients" abroad.

The investigation revealed the involvement of a former "security official" in the organization of the scheme.

Based on the collected evidence, an indictment against an organized criminal group of four people under Part 3 Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine) was submitted to the court.

In Zaporizhzhia region:

Investigators detained a fraudster who, together with his accomplices, fabricated medical reports of his "clients" regarding the presence of severe diagnoses.

Subsequently, based on these reports, the MSEC was supposed to "confirm" that they had disabilities of the 2nd or 3rd groups.

The SSU officers prevented more than 40 potential conscripts from being deleted from the military register under this scheme.

The SSU also detained fraudsters who promised men "official" employment abroad or a "place" in a European university in exchange for money. This was supposed to be the basis for unimpeded travel abroad.

They searched for clients through online ads. After receiving the advance payment, they imitated the process of "preparing a package of documents," but actually, they withdrew funds through fake persons and broke off contacts.

Based on operational data, the criminals had been operating since last December and were "employing" up to 10 people per day.

The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice.

The operation was conducted jointly with the National Police under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office.