Oksana Lyvyk may be reinstated at the Berehovo Territorial Centre for Mobilisation and Social Protection

Oksana Lyvyk, who is accused of organising a large-scale scheme for the illegal exemption of conscripts from military service, may once again take up the post of head of the first department of the Berehovo Territorial Centre for Mobilisation and Social Protection.

How did the scheme work?

In November 2024, law enforcement agencies uncovered a criminal group that, for 10,000–14,000 dollars, helped conscripts obtain fictitious medical certificates for mental disorders. The scheme involved doctors from the psycho-narcology department of the Khust hospital and a psychiatrist from the Vynohradiv district hospital.

Lyvyk played a key role, controlling the process of forging documents. Despite evidence of her involvement, the court set her a symbolic bail of 211,000 hryvnia, which raised questions about the severity of the punishment.

Return to office?

On 16 January, the court extended Lyvyk's preventive measure, but as soon as the case disappeared from the information field, commanders began discussing her return to her previous position.

In effect, a person who organised one of the largest corruption schemes in Zakarpattia may once again take up a senior position in the military commissariat.

Public resonance

The decision on Lyvyk's possible reinstatement is causing a wave of outrage among the public and military leadership. The command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces must answer the main question: how can a person who sold exemptions from service for thousands of dollars work in the system again?