A scheme of fictitious employment for draft-eligible individuals to evade mobilization has been uncovered in the Lviv region.
Under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in Defense of the Western Region, it was discovered that managers of a state forestry enterprise created an illegal scheme. It involved the fictitious employment of men of conscription age, who received ‘reservations’ from mobilization.
According to the investigation, the director and chief security officer employed three men during 2024-2025. These individuals were granted deferrals from mobilization, although they did not actually perform any job duties.
The enterprise’s management regularly accrued salaries for these employees, which they then embezzled. This caused losses of over 365 thousand UAH to the state enterprise.
Both officials have been notified of suspicion, and the court has decided to suspend them from their positions.