Since the war started in February of last year, around 20,000 men have left Ukraine to avoid being conscripted, according to data.continue reading
Up to 19,740 people illegally left Ukraine between February 2022 and August 2023, entering Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia; dozens more left every day.
According to Kyiv, since Russia's ruthless assault, over 21,000 more people have tried to flee the nation but have been turned back by Ukrainian officials.
The BBC has uncovered that some males, who are prohibited from leaving Ukraine due to age, are willing to swim across the border in order to visit their family, pursue education, or find employment in another country.
Along with a companion, Vlad crossed the Tisa River and escaped, claiming he knew of others who were crossing with smugglers through the social media app Telegram. Vlad stated there were no good job chances in Ukraine.
He told the channel that illegal groups could create a medical exemption certificate for £3,472, which would let Ukrainians go and return whenever they wanted.
According to Fedir Venislavskyi, the parliamentary representative of President Zelensky, "those who try to avoid mobilisation are about 1-5%," hence Ukraine is not unduly concerned about people fleeing. They are unquestionably not essential to Ukraine's defence.
However, he did imply that dishonest military medical panels were getting more liberal in their exemptions, enabling thousands of people to avoid serving in the military.