The Ukrainian and Russian flags painted on a brick wall with the shadow of a soldier holding a rifle on it.
The Ukrainian and Russian flags painted on a brick wall with the shadow of a soldier holding a rifle.
  • Smugglers are using Telegram groups to sell their services to Ukrainian draft dodgers, per the BBC.
  • Services include creating fake medical exemptions and adding pretend children to their families.
  • A Ukrainian lawmaker told the outlet that corruption is "widespread."

Smugglers are using Telegram to sell their services to Ukrainian men trying to flee the army's compulsory military conscription, according to a BBC investigation.

At least six Telegram groups, some of which have several thousand members, are offering the services, per a BBC undercover reporter.