Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy says bribes of between $3,000 and $15,000 paid for medical exemptions from military duty.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called out what he described as systematic corruption in the country’s medical exemptions from service in the armed forces, saying the system was subject to widespread bribe-taking and the flight of people overseas.

Zelenskyy said that bribes of between $3,000 to $15,000 had been paid for medical exemptions from military duty.

All cases of medical exemptions from service since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine – where there are suspicions – will be investigated, Zelenskyy said in his evening video address to the nation on Wednesday.

  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Drafts and bribes for exemptions have always gone hand in hand. Those who don’t want to fight will try to find ways out of it. Hopefully they’re able to find a reliable way to investigate without falsely penalizing the disabled and without wasting too many resources.