Search for Locutus, it’s very similar to what I’ve been imagining, only real (well, not yet, it’s a project).

I’m saying that this is very common in Eastern Europe. It’s not something only rich people do. Not that it’s fine or not.

It’s not about rich, it’s about rather middle class people somehow allocating a sum to bribe a military commissariat. See the article with 10k$ - it’s a lot in Ukraine, yes, but not what the size of such a bribe would be if only rich people would be doing that.

Trust me, you’ll find an official to bribe in such a situation in Eastern Europe. This is a PR move, to arrest some from time to time and show that in the news. Happens regularly.