In Ukraine's capital, law enforcement uncovered a fraudster who promised to help withdraw a mobilized soldier from service for $7,000. The Kyiv prosecutor's office has charged him accordingly.

The 20-year-old suspect attempted to extort money from the soldier's wife, claiming he could have her husband declared unfit for service and removed from military records.

The mobilized man was sent to a military unit, and the suspect, posing as a law enforcement officer, assured her that he had the connections to facilitate his withdrawal. Subsequently, he claimed that a military medical commission would recognize the soldier as unfit due to health issues.

The cost of such “services” was set at $7,000. The suspect was apprehended while receiving a portion of the money, specifically $5,000, in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

His actions are classified under part 2 of Article 28 and part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, specifically as obtaining unlawful benefits through influence on a decision made by a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with extortion of such benefits, committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy.