The State Bureau of Investigations has exposed seven medical professionals in the Odesa region for falsifying diagnoses for conscripts

In the Odesa region, a group of medical professionals was exposed for promising to issue fake disability certificates to conscripts in exchange for $8,000. According to the investigation, the doctors falsified test results and fabricated diagnoses without examining the patients.

This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation’s press service.

The organizer of the scheme was a doctor at one of the emergency medical care and disaster medicine centers in the Odesa region. He recruited six other medical professionals from various specialties to participate in the illegal activity.

According to the investigation, the man independently sought out men subject to military conscription who were willing to pay for documents to obtain a Group III disability designation. His accomplices then became involved in issuing the fraudulent medical reports.

In particular, a family physician created electronic referrals for medical examinations even for men who did not have signed declarations with her.

To confirm the fabricated illnesses, medical staff substituted biological samples from healthy men and falsified laboratory test results. They also prepared forged CT scan reports of the pelvic and hip joints with diagnoses of “aseptic necrosis” and “osteoarthritis,” even though the patients had not actually undergone any examinations.

The organizer demanded $8,000 for these services. The fictitious disability was intended to serve as grounds for obtaining a deferment from mobilization.

On November 5, 2026, SBI officers detained the organizer. He was notified of his status as a suspect under Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—obtaining an unlawful benefit by influencing a decision, combined with extortion.

The penalty under this article provides for up to eight years of imprisonment. The court remanded the suspect in custody with the possibility of posting bail set at 1.6 million hryvnias.

A pretrial investigation is currently underway. Law enforcement officials are also investigating the circumstances surrounding the involvement of six other medical professionals in the scheme.

Анна Літман