Kyiv City State Administration official staged disability to evade mobilisation

The head of the Department of Social and Veterans' Policy of the Kyiv City State Administration has found himself at the centre of a scandal. In 2022, he submitted falsified documents to the Dnipro district medical and social expert commission in Kyiv in order to obtain a disability certificate and secure an exemption from mobilisation.

How the scheme unfolded

The official presented forged discharge certificates claiming he had undergone inpatient treatment, along with medical reports containing fictitious diagnoses. Based on these documents, he was awarded Group II disability.

In reality, Group II disability is granted to individuals who:

• are unable to care for themselves;
• suffer from paralysis;
• have had limb amputations.

Despite the obvious discrepancy, he not only obtained "protection" but also received regular state payments for two years, totalling approximately 300,000 hryvnia.

Conclusions

Such cases undermine trust in the social protection and mobilisation systems and require thorough investigation to hold those responsible accountable.