from al Mayadeen English
Nearly 100,000 young men have fled Ukraine in just two months after Kiev eased movement restrictions under martial law in an effort to address its ongoing conscription crisis, according to reports by Politico Europe and The Telegraph.
Citing data from the Polish Border Guard, the outlets revealed that 98,500 Ukrainian males aged between 18 and 22 crossed the border in September and October. This marks a dramatic increase compared to the 45,300 who left between January and the end of August.
In a bid to prevent parents from sending their teenage sons abroad and to allow returnees to avoid prosecution, Kiev lifted the travel ban on men under the age of 23. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko stated that the policy was intended to help citizens abroad “maintain ties with Ukraine.”
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