MOSCOW, 21 Feb – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported Telegram channel on Wednesday about the elimination of five new schemes for illegal evasion of mobilization, one of which was headed by the head of the district military registration and enlistment office.
According to the intelligence service, illegal schemes have been eliminated in Vinnitsa, Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Lvov, and Transcarpathian regions of Ukraine. In total, according to the SBU, nine people were detained, including the head of the district military registration and enlistment office, employees of the military medical commission, a lawyer, and local residents. The investigation is ongoing.
A martial law regime has been introduced in Ukraine since February 24, 2022; the next day, Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. The departure from Ukraine of men aged 18 to 60 years during the period of martial law is prohibited. The summons can be served in different places. Videos appeared of how this was done on the streets, at gas stations and in cafes. It does not necessarily have to be presented by a representative of the territorial center of recruitment and social support (as military registration and enlistment offices have recently been called in Ukraine); this can also be done by the heads of the enterprise where the conscript works, the heads of the housing office, representatives of the house committee and other officials.