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Former POWs will be able to receive disability status and state support - Ministry of Health In Ukraine, people who survived illegal detention and torture during the war will now be able to receive disability status and appropriate state aid. 25.02.25 16:41 765 4

One-legged Russian soldier complains about barrier-free access in dugout: "Step is about 50 centimetres, and then to right down another 10. It’s quite quest". VIDEO A video of a Russian soldier with one leg talking about the problems of moving around in a dugout was posted online. 19.02.25 13:22 4 934 18

Cabinet of Ministers has banned referral of persons with disabilities to MMC The Cabinet of Ministers has imposed a ban on referring persons with disabilities to the Military Medical Commission (MMC) for medical examinations. 14.02.25 17:42 7 208 17

Out of 78 prosecutors in Khmelnytskyi region, only one has disability confirmed, 55 more to be examined - Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health checked the medical records of prosecutors in Khmelnytskyi region. Currently, out of 78 prosecutors in the region, six are not recognised as persons with disabilities. 06.02.25 08:58 14 770 90

Deputy director of KCSA department received disability by forging medical documents - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO The first deputy director of the Department of Urban Planning and Architecture of the Kyiv City State Administration was served a notice of suspicion of forgery and use of knowingly forged medical documents (Part 1, 3, 4 Art. 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The official forged documents to obtain disability. 29.01.25 13:29 2 711 8

Fictitious marriage with woman with disabilities: scheme to evade mobilisation exposed in Kyiv region. PHOTOS In Kyiv region, a scheme to avoid mobilisation was exposed and two of its participants were detained. 27.01.25 14:46 2 446 20

Only 3 prosecutors in Khmelnytskyi region have had their disability confirmed, 56 have not been checked in 2 months - Ariev The Ministry of Health is conducting an inspection of prosecutors in the Khmelnytskyi region who have disabilities. Within 2 months, only 3 of them have been confirmed as persons with disabilities. 13.01.25 09:28 57 588 42

MSECs transfer unfinished cases of disability to expert commissions in medical institutions, - Liashko Medical and social commissions will transfer disability cases that were not closed by January 1, 2025, to expert commissions in hospitals. 30.12.24 18:42 1 774 12

Only 5 out of more than half thousand prosecutors with disabilities were fired - Shabunin Only 5 prosecutors with disabilities were dismissed after the inspections. 30.12.24 14:25 65 702 75

Director of KCSA Department Svitlyi registered fake disability and received UAH 300 thousand pension - SSU. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers exposed the Director of the Department of Social and Veteran Policy of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), who unreasonably issued himself a fictitious 2nd disability group. The official was served a notice of suspicion. 27.12.24 15:56 6 250 48

Illegally received disability: two prosecutors and two MSEC officials suspected. PHOTOS Two district prosecutors and two MSEC officials are suspected of fraud and forgery. 26.12.24 14:11 16 797 23

Former head of Khmelnytskyi regional prosecutor’s office Oliinyk continues to work as prosecutor after disability scandal - AntAC The former head of the Khmelnytskyi Prosecutor's Office, Oleksii Oliinyk, who resigned amid the disability scandal, continues to work as a prosecutor, having been appointed to the position of a prosecutor in the regional prosecutor's office. 27.11.24 16:46 11 248 47

Up to 10% of all prosecutors in Ukraine have status of people with disabilities. DOCUMENT As of November 2024, 524 prosecutors in Ukraine are officially persons with disabilities, but there are no heads of regional prosecutor's offices among them. 26.11.24 18:16 4 288 43

Cost of "service" is $3,000: in Zaporizhzhia, employees of MSEC and private clinic who issued "disability" to men were exposed. PHOTOS In Zaporizhzhia, law enforcement officers exposed employees of a private clinic and a medical and social commission who were issuing fake disabilities to men of military age for money. The cost of the "service" was three thousand dollars. 25.11.24 19:00 1 982 7

Almost 1.7 thousand officials will have their disability decisions checked by MSEC - Healthcare Ministry Almost 1700 officials will be checked for the validity of their disability. 25.11.24 16:05 1 978 20

NABU investigates fictitious disabilities of officials in case of ex-head of Khmelnytskyi MSEC Krupa - Kryvonos The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is investigating how the funds found in the possession of Tetiana Krupa, the former head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEC, were obtained, as well as who was involved in the illegal scheme and how these people received disabilities. All fictitious disabilities are being investigated within the framework of one criminal proceeding. 13.11.24 17:10 25 001 23 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Abuse while receiving disability: Searches are being conducted in regional MSECs, hospitals and prosecutors’ offices - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS As part of the investigation into the facts of unlawful receiving of disability, officials, including prosecutors, are conducting searches of employees of medical and social expert commissions (MSECs), medical institutions where illegal certificates and decisions may have been issued, as well as prosecutors' offices in several regions of Ukraine. 11.11.24 22:48 4 872 16

58 employees of Odesa region’s prosecutor’s office have disabilities - social activist Hanul Odesa social activist Demian Hanul has published a list of employees of the Odesa regional prosecutor's office who have disabilities. The list includes 58 people. 05.11.24 08:27 39 018 87

Fake disability scheme: four more doctors from Rivne are suspected. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of the Rivne Regional Prosecutor's Office, 4 doctors were served a notice of suspicion of forgery of documents by a group of persons (Article 366(1), Article 358(3) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 01.11.24 17:53 3 563 10

All facts of granting disability to rank-and-file employees of law enforcement bodies are being checked - Klymenko Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that all cases of disability for law enforcement officers are currently being checked. 01.11.24 12:57 11 474 21

Two prosecutors with disabilities work in Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor’s Office. DOCUMENT Two prosecutors with disabilities work in the prosecutor's office of Chernivtsi region. 29.10.24 18:52 9 566 18

6 prosecutors with disabilities work in Rivne Regional Prosecutor’s Office. DOCUMENT The Prosecutor's Office of Rivne region employs 6 people with disabilities as prosecutors. 29.10.24 17:12 2 626 33

In Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, 5 employees receive disability pensions. DOCUMENT In the prosecutor's office of Mykolaiv region, 5 employees receive a disability pension. 29.10.24 16:58 6 999 6

In Odesa, doctor, together with officials of MSEC, earned money on establishing fictitious disability for servicemen: more than $80 thousand in cash was seized. PHOTOS SBI officers exposed an organised group of doctors who helped healthy men of conscription age obtain medical documents that allowed the MSEC to declare them unfit for service. Law enforcement officers detained the doctor who organised the criminal scheme. 29.10.24 15:38 3 720 14

12 prosecutors receive disability pension in Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. DOCUMENT In the prosecutor's office of Kharkiv region, 12 prosecutors receive a disability pension. 29.10.24 15:23 1 612 8

25 prosecutors of Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office receive pensions as persons with disabilities. DOCUMENT There are 25 prosecutors with disabilities working in the prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region. 28.10.24 21:12 11 478 26

Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office refuses to disclose number of prosecutors with disabilities. DOCUMENT The Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office did not provide information on the number of working prosecutors with disabilities. 28.10.24 19:27 8 575 62

16 prosecutors with disabilities work in Kirovohrad region’s prosecutor’s office. DOCUMENT There are 16 prosecutors with disabilities working in the Kirovohrad Regional Prosecutor's Office. 28.10.24 18:37 16 483 25

In Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office, 2 employees receive disability pension. DOCUMENT The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office reported that 1 prosecutor and 1 civil servant receive a disability pension. 25.10.24 19:14 3 065 18

20 prosecutors in Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office have second and third disability groups In the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, 13 prosecutors have the third group of disability, and 7 prosecutors have the second group. 25.10.24 17:27 9 365 27

8% of Lviv customs officers have disability certificates Lviv Customs employs about 100 people with disabilities. This is 8% of all customs officers in Lviv region. It is not known how many of them became disabled after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. In total, Lviv Customs has 1255 employees. 24.10.24 20:17 6 229 30

NSDC on MSEC and prosecutors "with disabilities" | Yurii Butusov. VIDEO Censor.NET Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov will comment live on the NSDC meeting on the situation with corruption in the MSEC and the large number of prosecutors with "disabilities". 23.10.24 20:00 9 257 32

Working group to be set up to verify diagnoses of officials, fake disability will be subject to criminal liability - SBI If the inspection confirms that the official has issued a fake disability, this will be the basis for opening criminal proceedings. 23.10.24 08:12 9 731 82

For 10 thousand dollars, he promised to help to obtain disability - military man exposed in Lviv region. PHOTO In Lviv region, a platoon commander of a military unit was exposed who promised to help those wishing to leave the army to obtain disability in exchange for $10,000. 18.10.24 15:32 1 728 4

Head of Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor’s Office Oliinyk resigns voluntarily - Prosecutor General’s Office By order of Prosecutor General Oleksii Oliinyk, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office was dismissed from the administrative post of his own accord. 17.10.24 21:37 17 086 104

Government has improved procedure for obtaining status of person with disability as result of war The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has amended the "Procedure for establishing the relationship between disability and injuries or other health damage" (CMU Resolution No. 306). 16.10.24 21:54 1 695 6

Internal investigation to be conducted into disability of 50 prosecutors in Khmelnytskyi region - Prosecutor General’s Office The Office of the Prosecutor General will conduct an internal investigation into the disability of 50 prosecutors of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office. 16.10.24 18:59 16 741 84

Head of Interdistrict MSEC in Kyiv region, who assisted evaders in obtaining disability group, will be brought to trial. PHOTOS The head of the interregional medical and social expert commission in Kyiv region assisted citizens in evading military service during mobilisation. 08.10.24 13:51 4 741 26

In Russian hospital, crippled occupier was prosthetized with plastic bottles and adhesive tape. VIDEO In a Russian hospital, the crippled occupier was fitted with prosthetic legs made of plastic bottles and adhesive tape. 26.09.24 09:48 17 583 59 Previously in trend: War

She was unable to leave due to health problems: Woman was returned from occupation in Zaporizhzhia.. PHOTOS A woman was returned from the temporarily occupied territories who was unable to travel to the territory controlled by Ukraine due to health problems. 16.08.24 17:25 1 607 0 Previously in trend: War

TCR does not see data on persons with disabilities who have right to deferment in Oberih register - Ministry of Social Policy At present, due to the lack of funding for information interaction between the Unified Register "Oberih" and the Ministry of Social Policy, the function of automatic granting and prolongation of deferment for persons with disabilities has not been implemented. 13.08.24 18:48 25 454 24

Cabinet of Ministers simplifies obtaining statuses of person with disability as result of war and family member of fallen defender. INFOGRAPHICS An initiative of the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs was approved to simplify the procedure for applying for and establishing statuses for persons with war-related disabilities and family members of fallen servicemen and servicewomen. 16.04.24 10:55 1 805 2 War in Ukraine

Everyone who has received disability since 2022 must undergo re-examination - committee decision All citizens who have received disability groups II and III since 2022, or who have been declared partially fit for military service, must undergo a re-examination by the MSEC or the MMC. 01.03.24 11:45 27 152 128 Previously in trend: mobilization

Availability for military service is determined by Medical Military Commission, not by disability group - Zaluzhnyi. VIDEO The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that the degree of disability is not currently relevant to the issue of mobilization. A military medical commission will decide the availability. 26.12.23 15:00 19 391 150 Previously in trend: War

Platform for people with disabilities has been launched in Ukraine On the platform, everyone can get information about physical and mental health, first aid contacts and all necessary services, as well as access to communication within the community of peers and experts. 04.06.22 17:58 4 731 5 Society