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PrivatBank simplifies access to services for military personnel, veterans and people with disabilities PrivatBank has changed its approaches to verification to make them more accessible for people with disabilities, including male and female veterans. 24.04.26 15:12 1 376 0 Previously in trend: PrivatBank aid to veterans Assistance for people with disabilities

56 fake disabilities for draft dodgers: three MSEC doctors to stand trial in Lviv In Lviv, three doctors from an interdistrict medical and social expert commission (MSEC) will stand trial over a scheme for issuing fake disability status that allowed dozens of men liable for military service to avoid service and leave the country. 03.03.26 19:33 1 614 8 Previously in trend: MSEC’s decision on fictitious disability Fake disability among prosecutors

200 thousand dollars and 350 thousand hryvnias seized: mother and son organised fake disability scheme in Vinnytsia region. PHOTOS A mother and son who work as doctors organised a scheme to sell fictitious disability certificates for 3,000 US dollars. 26.02.26 15:38 8 296 28 Previously in trend: Fake disability among prosecutors

Three amputee occupiers defy division commander, refuse to return to front: "So what now — are we supposed to die? Save us!". VIDEO Another scandal is unfolding in Russia’s occupying army, linked to the command’s brutal treatment of its own personnel. According to Censor.NET, three Russian servicemen who lost limbs as a result of combat in Ukraine recorded a desperate video address. 28.01.26 16:19 10 793 38

Former head of Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office Kazak registered as disabled, sued for pension and left for Sweden, - media Former head of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office Dmytro Kazak, while abroad, won a pension of over 156,000 hryvnias in a Ukrainian court. 11.01.26 08:03 40 464 167 Previously in trend: Fake disability Pensions for prosecutors Prosecutors’ wealth

10-year-old boy with disability died of starvation in Vinnytsia region. Social services saw the deterioration but did not intervene, - OPG. PHOTOS In Vinnytsia region, a 10-year-old boy with disability died due to prolonged starvation and inaction on the part of adults who were responsible for caring for the child. 18.12.25 13:52 9 423 35 Previously in trend: Murder of children

After inspection by QDCP, 74 prosecutors with disability status dismissed, and another 66 removed from their posts, - Kravchenko In Ukraine, 74 prosecutors with disability status were dismissed from the prosecutor's office following a comprehensive review by the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors. Another 66 employees were dismissed from administrative positions. 26.11.25 12:50 4 397 33 Previously in trend: Fake disability among prosecutors

Number of complaints about violations by TCR is growing: since beginning of year, Lubinets has received 5,000 appeals Between January and October 2025, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets received nearly 5,000 complaints from Ukrainian citizens reporting violations of their rights by employees of the TCR and SS during the mobilisation process. 05.11.25 12:55 3 826 75 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR

10-year-old boy has been taking care of his two brothers with serious genetic disease in Donetsk region on his own for over year, - prosecutor’s office A 10-year-old boy in Donetsk region has been taking care of his two 13-year-old brothers who are bedridden for over a year. 18.09.25 12:33 6 699 42

348 prosecutors with disabilities to be referred to QDCP. No indulgences – Kravchenko General Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has decided to refer prosecutors with disability status to the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors (QDCP) for review. Currently, there are 348 such individuals remaining in the prosecution bodies. 15.07.25 18:12 8 166 30 Previously in trend: Fake disability Fake disability among prosecutors

Amputee occupier threatens revenge: "Khokhol who took my legs, I’ll be flying up your ass on your FPV. You f#cking devil!. VIDEO A video has been published online in which an amputee occupier threatens to take revenge on the Ukrainian drone operator who wounded him. 03.07.25 15:38 17 815 93 Previously in trend: Drones against occupiers

445 MSEC’s decisions on establishing disability for officials have been cancelled. Inspection is ongoing - Ministry of Health 445 decisions of the MSEC on establishing disability for officials were cancelled. The inspections are currently ongoing. 01.07.25 15:28 13 248 26 Previously in trend: MSEC’s decision on fictitious disability

16 prosecutors with disabilities dismissed in Khmelnytskyi, 47 still hold positions – media Only 16 prosecutors with disabilities have been dismissed from the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor’s Office following a scandal involving mass issuance of medical certificates with allegedly fake diagnoses. 18.04.25 22:19 2 776 24 Previously in trend: Fake disability

Cripple unit of Russian army is being prepared for combat mission: "Category ’D’ - they send everyone: without arms, legs, on crutches, blind disabled, f#ck". VIDEO A video showing a Russian cripple unit preparing for combat missions was published online. 17.04.25 10:55 16 312 55 Previously in trend: Destruction of the occupiers

Extorted $500 from wounded serviceman for granting disability: traumatologist detained in Kramatorsk. PHOTO In Kramatorsk, a traumatologist who demanded a bribe from a serviceman for assigning a disability group was exposed. 11.04.25 15:19 1 809 11 Previously in trend: bribe-taking doctors

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 16:41 876 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 5 666 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 7 509 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 15 013 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 2 802 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 2 581 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 57 749 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 1 894 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 65 863 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 6 487 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 16 912 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 11 389 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 4 455 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 2 088 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 2 078 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 25 166 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 4 974 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 39 537 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 3 674 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 11 584 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 9 699 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 2 705 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 7 094 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 3 827 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 1 733 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 11 586 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 8 687 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 16 615 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 3 155 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 9 467 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 6 357 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 9 350 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 9 916 82