Under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the defense sector of the Western region, with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a fact of receiving illegal benefits by the deputy head of one of the departments of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has been documented.

According to the investigation, the lieutenant colonel of justice received 12 thousand US dollars from an intermediary for the illegal transportation of a conscript across the state border of Ukraine. To do this, he was to provide him with the necessary means and eliminate possible obstacles.

At the same time, for an additional reward of over 4.5 thousand US dollars, he removed the "client" from the search list of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support and arranged a fictitious deferment from mobilization due to caring for a close relative with a disability. This was supposed to create grounds for his allegedly legal departure to the European Union.

Law enforcement documented his receipt of initially 4.5 thousand US dollars, and then – 12 thousand. After receiving the second tranche, the man was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Currently, other possible accomplices of the crime are being identified.

The serviceman is being prepared to be notified of suspicion in organizing the illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine (part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and a motion to the court for the selection of a preventive measure and his suspension from performing official duties.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Lviv region based on materials from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.