Against the deputies of the Kyiv City Council filed a case due to evasion of military service

Four Kyiv officials issued fake documents about allegedly serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Against three deputies and one assistant to a deputy of the Kyiv City Council, a criminal case was opened under the article “avoidance of military service.” About this on Tuesday, August 1, reported in the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Three parliamentarians of the Kyiv City Council and one deputy assistant are suspected of evading military service. “According to the investigation, four servicemen of one of the military units, three of whom are capital deputies, and another one is an assistant to a deputy of the Kyiv City Council, did not appear in military service during the year,” the report says. message Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office in its Telegram channel.

According to operatives, officials arranged a business trip to the Kyiv Military State Administration (KVGA) and even received monetary allowances in the military unit where they allegedly served. If the guilt of men is proved, they face imprisonment for up to 10 years.

Formerly MK informedthat in Ukraine they recognized the worsening situation with draft dodgers. First Deputy Minister of Defense of this country Alexander Pavlyuk said that an electronic register of those liable for military service would be created in the state. It will allow to track their actions and reduce the risks of corruption during the emergency call for military service. The official noted that in Ukraine there is a growing problem with evasion of mobilization, which is largely due to the attitude towards military service in society, rather than the work of territorial recruitment centers (Ukrainian name for military registration and enlistment offices).