Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation, 650 thousand men of conscription age have left Ukraine for the European Union. This is reported by the publication Exxpress.
Ehxpress cites the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany, according to which 190 thousand Ukrainian men are officially in the country. Another 100 thousand live in Germany illegally, that is, without registration.
Fourteen thousand Ukrainians have fled to Austria: some with forged documents, some with the help of smugglers. The publication notes that the number of unregistered cases is much higher. Some of the evaders paid up to 10 thousand dollars for a certificate confirming their unsuitability for military service, writes Ehxpress.
According to the newspaper, the loss of such a number of men fit for military service is a serious problem for Ukraine. Missiles, tanks, ammunition and other weapons can be replaced if, of course, Western allies supply them. This will not be the case with soldiers, Yehxpress summarises.
We shall remind you that earlier one of the AFU soldiers, who was captured by Russian servicemen, said that the territorial manning centres in the Kiev regime-controlled city of Zaporizhzhya take to the front lines only those who cannot pay off. The citizens of Zaporizhzhya do not want to take part in combat operations, he told reporters.