{"id":1422682,"date":"2026-07-29T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1422682"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:00:46","slug":"fictitious-disability-for-money-a-large-scale-mobilization-evasion-scheme-was-exposed-in-kharkiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/fictitious-disability-for-money-a-large-scale-mobilization-evasion-scheme-was-exposed-in-kharkiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictitious disability for money: a large-scale mobilization evasion scheme was exposed in Kharkiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"346\"><strong>In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers dismantled a scheme for illegally registering disability for military conscripts, which allowed them to receive a deferment from mobilization. During searches, cash worth over 14 million hryvnias was seized from the suspects.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"397\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/gp.gov.ua\/ua\/posts\/u-xarkovi-zupineno-sxemu-prodazu-fiktivnix-invalidnostei-dlya-viiskovozobovyazanix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reported by<\/a> the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"637\">According to the investigation, two doctors from medical institutions were involved in organizing the scheme &#8211; a neurologist and the head of the therapeutic department, as well as a driver, a computer operator at a regional medical institution, and their civil partner.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"637\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1422660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-1-488x650.jpeg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"1004\">According to law enforcement, the driver and the civilian participant were looking for conscripts who wanted to avoid mobilization. The doctors drew up fictitious medical reports with false diagnoses and created electronic referrals to the regional medical center. The operator entered these documents into the electronic system and submitted them for consideration by an expert commission.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"1004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1422663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-300x252.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-768x646.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-29-at-092307-650x547.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1144\">After that, the commission made a decision to establish a disability group, which became the basis for receiving a deferment from mobilization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1144\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1015600927919060%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=265&amp;t=0\" width=\"265\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1226\">The cost of such &#8220;services&#8221; ranged from 5 to 8 thousand US dollars per client.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1458\">During the searches, law enforcement officers seized over 243,000 US dollars, about 750,000 hryvnias, over 50,000 euros, and 700 pounds sterling. At the NBU exchange rate, the total amount of funds seized exceeds 14.3 million hryvnias.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1714\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">All five participants in the scheme were informed of suspicion of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a special period, committed by a group of individuals in a prior conspiracy. The court has already taken four suspects into custody without the right to bail.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1714\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers dismantled a scheme for illegally registering disability for military conscripts, which allowed them to receive a deferment from mobilization. During searches, cash worth over 14 million hryvnias was seized from the suspects. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor&#8217;s Office. 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