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Nearly 100,000 Young Ukrainians Flee Amid Conscription Crisis

10/30/2025

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Nearly 100,000 young Ukrainian men have fled to Poland since August as Ukraine eased movement restrictions amid a conscription crisis.
The government exempted those under 23 from leaving during martial law, a measure Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said would help maintain ties abroad.
Troop shortages have sparked public outrage, with videos showing officers forcibly conscripting men circulating online, and 50 men have drowned trying to cross into Romania since 2022.

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Nearly 100,000 young Ukrainian men have fled to Poland since August as Ukraine eased movement restrictions amid a conscription crisis.
The government exempted those under 23 from leaving during martial law, a measure Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said would help maintain ties abroad.
Troop shortages have sparked public outrage, with videos showing officers forcibly conscripting men circulating online, and 50 men have drowned trying to cross into Romania since 2022.