In Odesa, a man was fined for attempting to avoid mobilization through a public organization.
In Odesa, a court fined a man who paid 31,5 thousand hryvnias for membership in the public organization "Ukraine - This is Motherhood," which allegedly helped him avoid mobilization. The man admitted guilt and agreed to a plea deal, also transferring 80 thousand hryvnias to the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In Odesa, the Kyiv District Court fined a man for attempting to avoid mobilization by joining a public organization. According to the court's verdict, in June 2024, the man learned about the public organization "Ukraine - Mother," whose representatives promised to help him avoid mobilization.
According to representatives of the organization, membership supposedly guaranteed protection from conscription in the event of being stopped on the street, being taken to a territorial recruitment center, or being placed on a wanted list. The man agreed to join the organization, provided his personal data and a photograph for the creation of an identification card.
He made monthly payments ranging from 2 to 3 thousand Ukrainian hryvnias, which he transferred to the accounts listed in a private Telegram group. In total, during the period from July 2024 to February 2026, the man transferred 31,5 thousand hryvnias.
In January 2025 year, during a document check near the "Spartak" stadium, a man presented a certificate of a public organization. After this, he was not taken to the recruitment center and no other mobilization measures were taken. The court found him guilty of providing improper benefit in order to influence a person authorized to perform state functions, and of evading conscription during mobilization. The man fully admitted his guilt, expressed remorse, and signed a plea agreement. In addition, he transferred 80 thousand Ukrainian hryvnias to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The court imposed a fine of 69,7 thousand hryvnias on him.