Thousands of Ukrainian young men aged 18-22 have crossed the border with Poland following Kyiv’s decision to relax wartime border restrictions for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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According to the Polish authorities, there has been a spike in the numbers of crossing by young men. A additional 10,000 crossed in just seven days, representing a 10-fold increase.
The change of policy by Ukraine marks a departure from strict regulations introduced in 2022, which barred men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country unless granted exemptions, with those 25 and older subject to military conscription.
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