In Odessa woman blocked the military conscription office due to the abduction of her brother
December 20, 2023Lithuania has sent sapper shovels and dry rations to Ukraine as aid
December 20, 2023Of these, only 150-200 people travel as volunteers through the ‘Shlyakh’ system. This was reported by the head of the border control department of the Western Regional Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Igor Matviychuk. Others depart on different legal grounds.
A scheme that has recently gained popularity involves leaving the country after marrying women with many children. Many leave as escorts for disabled individuals, where there’s a loophole; several people can take the same disabled person out multiple times by falsifying documents stating their departure. Another significant percentage of departing men possess certificates of being unfit for military service. Some even change their gender in their passport without undergoing surgical procedures.
Some of these individuals might return, but the overall statistics show that the majority leave Ukraine to avoid conscription into the army. There are at least 600 thousand men of draft age from Ukraine currently in Europe. These figures are confirmed, although the actual number could be significantly higher.