The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the National Police and the Economic Security Service, exposed a network of underground printing houses that produced fake documents for citizens trying to evade mobilization. This was reported in the press service of the SBU January 24.

Every week, criminals produced hundreds of fakes, including official certificates and squats about the " These documents were provided to draft dodgers for a fee that ranged from $500 to $5,000, depending on the type of “document.”.

According to preliminary data, the criminal group earned up to 3 million hryvnia monthly. The organizer of the scheme was a resident of the Vinnitsa region, who attracted his three accomplices from Krivoy Rog, Ivano-Frankivsk and Cherkass. One of them already had a criminal record for falsification of documents.

For the serial production of counterfeits, they purchased the necessary equipment, including printers for printing on plastic cards.

All four detainees were notified of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:.

The issue of choosing a preventive measure for the defendants is being resolved. They face up to ten years in prison with confiscation of property.

Recall that on January 17 in Ukraine more than 200 searches were carried out in 19 regions as part of an investigation of cases of illegal crossing the border by military service.