# Ukrainian ombudsman alleges draft officials charge up to $70,000 to smuggle men out of country

https://mins.news/en/item/40350

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 13:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/ukrainian-ombudsman-alleges-corrupt-draft-officials-charge-up-to-70-000-to-smuggle-men-out-of-the-country-to-evade-mobilization

> Ukraine’s parliamentary human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, says staff at territorial recruitment centers are offering a “turnkey” service to remove people from buses and smuggle them out of the country for $50,000–70,000. He stressed that the information is still being verified and has not been officially confirmed; corruption cases are most common in Zakarpattia.