A large-scale scheme to evade mobilisation has been uncovered in Zaporizhzhia. It involved producing fake medical documents.
This was reported by the Communications Department of the Zaporizhzhia Region Police.
Investigators established that the scheme was organised by a 46-year-old local resident, who brought in a 47-year-old accomplice and other individuals whose identities have not yet been established. Among them were medical staff from local healthcare facilities.
The suspects offered men liable for military service falsified medical documentation claiming they had serious illnesses, including cancer. This was intended to serve as grounds for declaring a person unfit for military service and subsequently removing them from the military register, which would give them a legal right to leave Ukraine without hindrance.
The cost of such “services” was $13,000.
In September 2026, the suspects found a man who wanted to obtain fake medical documents. For the service, he handed over the first part of the agreed payment to the criminals — $6,500.
After carrying out all the medical procedures and producing a fake conclusion stating an “oncological disease”, the organisers demanded the remaining money. Police detained the organiser of the scheme while he was receiving the final sum of $6,500.
Both suspects have been served with notices of suspicion. Law enforcement officers are establishing the full circle of individuals who may have been involved in the operation of this illegal scheme.