SBU officer detained in Ukraine over bribes for fake draft exemptions

On Tuesday, Ukraine detained an officer accused of receiving bribes in exchange for removing two men from the draft list and protecting them from liability.

The country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said the officer from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kyiv region took the equivalent of $68,000 from the two men in exchange for deferments obtained through false documents stating they had three children — a requirement for draft exemption in the country that is marking four years of war with Russia.