Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 554th day.
Firefighters extinguish a fire in buildings that were damaged following a missile attack in a village outside Kiev. / Photo: AFPUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has decried what he described as systematic corruption in medical exemptions to people avoiding military service, saying the system was subject to bribes and mass departures abroad.
Zelenskyy said the National Security and Defence Council had considered data showing the extent of false exemptions, bribe-taking and flight abroad since the February 2022 invasion. "There are examples of regions where the number of exemptions from military service due to medical commission decisions has increased tenfold since February last year," Zelenskyy said in his nightlyHe said the investigation had exposed corrupt practices in different regions and by officials in different positions, involving bribes ranging from $3,000 to $15,000.
Zelenskyy said a separate analysis was needed to determine the number of people who had fled abroad, mainly on the basis of medical commission decisions.For our live updates from Wednesday , click
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