Ukraine will not compel military-aged men to return for mobilization against Russia‘s invasion, according to a senior Ukrainian official.
“So there will be no restrictions or forced returns of Ukrainian citizens of any sex or age to a country that is at war,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said Tuesday, per a Ukrainian media translation. “But there are no pleasant solutions to war issues, and let’s not forget that the war continues, and we must win it.”
Ukraine faces a growing need for new manpower after two years of war that have brought high casualties and generated intensifying domestic pressure to allow veterans to return from the front lines. Under martial law, most men between the ages of 18-60 are banned from leaving the country, but Ukrainian officials are trying to gather more information on the
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