A doctor in Odessa is to stand trial for organizing a scheme to sell fake disability certificates
Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have filed an indictment against an anesthesiologist who organized a large-scale scheme to issue fraudulent disability certificates for men subject to military service in Odesa.
Combating offenses related to mobilization, particularly the illegal production of documents to evade military service, remains one of the agency’s top priorities.
The organizer of this criminal enterprise faces up to five years in prison.
SBI investigators established that the defendant recruited three additional accomplices to ensure the smooth operation of the illicit scheme.
The criminal group included two doctors—members of the expert team assessing a person’s daily functioning, established to replace the Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC)—as well as one employee of the emergency medical care center.
Participants in the corruption scheme produced forged medical documents, which served as the basis for obtaining disability status.
At the same time, the emergency medical services employee falsified the teams’ dispatch logs, retroactively entering fictitious diagnoses to create a long-term medical history.
The cost of such services for a single client was $12,000.
In return, clients received a certified Group III disability status, which gave them the legal right to be permanently removed from military registration.
The organizer of the illegal business was caught red-handed during another attempt to falsify documents.
“In March 2026, SBI officers detained the organizer while he was preparing documents claiming that another client had epilepsy,” law enforcement agencies noted.
During authorized searches, authorities seized $60,000 in cash, forged medical records, communication devices, and luxury vehicles purchased with proceeds from the criminal enterprise.
Currently, the main suspect in the case is in custody pursuant to a court order. The doctor has fully admitted his direct guilt in the alleged crime and has officially agreed to actively cooperate with the investigation.
The indictment under Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of influence) has already been submitted for trial to the courts of Odesa.
This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigations.
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