Fake representative of Defence Ministry extorts money for “help” in releasing soldier from captivity
Pravda Ukraine
Ukraine’s law enforcement officers exposed the criminal who defrauded the family of a prisoner of war for almost UAH 150,000 (approximately US$4,000)
Source: Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office; Kyiv Police
Details: A 34-year-old native of Chernihiv Oblast, who lived in Kyiv Oblast, posing as an employee of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, engaged in the exchange of prisoners of war, offered a woman her help in establishing the location of her husband, a prisoner of war, for a reward.