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- Around 30 Ukrainian men person died trying to illegally transverse borders to debar fighting successful nan warfare against Russia, according to Ukraine's separator service.
- Most fatalities occurred while crossing rivers aliases mountains, pinch astir 24 deaths connected nan Tisa stream connected nan Romanian border.
- Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are barred from leaving owed to imaginable subject service.
About 30 Ukrainian men person died trying to illegally transverse Ukraine's borders and debar fighting successful nan warfare against Russia which started successful 2022, nan spokesperson for Ukraine's separator work told Ukrinform news agency.
"Some mislaid their lives while attempting to transverse a upland stream aliases traverse mountains," said Andriy Demchenko, according to a Ukrinform study precocious connected Monday.
"Overall, since nan full-scale penetration began, astir 30 group person died attempting to illegally transverse nan border."
UKRAINE IMPLEMENTS PASSPORT RENEWAL RESTRICTION FOR MILITARY-AGE MEN OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY
With immoderate exceptions, Ukrainian men betwixt nan ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to time off nan state arsenic they whitethorn beryllium mobilised to fight, according to Ukraine's martial law.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands defender astatine his position successful a trench astatine a beforehand statement connected nan separator pinch Russia, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Sumy region, Ukraine, connected Jan. 20, 2024. About 30 Ukrainian men person died trying to illegally transverse Ukraine's borders and debar fighting successful nan warfare against Russia which started successful 2022, nan spokesperson for Ukraine's separator work told Ukrinform news agency. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo)
On Monday, nan State Border Guard Service said successful a connection connected societal media that 24 men unsocial person died while trying to transverse nan Tisa stream connected Ukraine's separator pinch Romania.
Demchenko said that since nan commencement of nan warfare separator guards person uncovered astir 450 criminal groups that person attempted to smuggle group crossed nan border.
"Attempts to illegally transverse nan separator hap each day," Demchenko said. "Most of these attempts are extracurricular of separator checkpoints connected nan separator pinch Moldova and Romania. The largest number pinch forged documents is recorded connected nan separator pinch Poland."
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Earlier successful April, Demchenko told Ukraine's authorities broadcaster that connected mean astir 10 men are stopped each time trying to illegally time off Ukraine.
Last week, Ukraine suspended consular services for military-age antheral citizens until May 18, criticising Ukrainians overseas who it said expected to person thief from nan authorities without helping it conflict for endurance successful nan warfare against Russia.
In November, BBC said successful a study based connected information of forbidden separator crossings from Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia that astir 20,000 men person fled Ukraine since nan opening of nan warfare to debar being drafted.
