"Thousands of Ukrainian men have paid large sums in bribes to avoid
getting drafted during 
the ongoing conflict between Kiev and Moscow....The news comes as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky launched a
massive military purge, sacking all of the regional military
conscription officials and citing the multiple corruption scandals
rocking the country.
The recruitment officials are set to be replaced by
combat veterans, according to Kiev’s plan.....The head of the Odessa regional recruitment center Evgeny Borisov, who
was arrested last month, turned out to be one of the most ‘prolific’
officials involved in draft-dodging rackets. The official is now
suspected of bagging more than $5 million in bribes, charging from
$2,000 to $10,000 per person for various ‘options’ to escape the draft.
Borisov is believed to have been using the ill-gotten money to fund a
posh lifestyle, with his family procuring a €4.2-million ($4.6-mn) villa
in Spain last December, as well as other luxury assets, according to
Ukrainian investigators." RT
