Ukrainian police have conducted hundreds of searches targeting people-smuggling gangs facilitating illegal exits for potential conscripts.
In a significant operation, over 600 simultaneous searches were carried out nationwide to disrupt smuggling channels.
The Ukrainian government faces challenges as hundreds of thousands of men have fled, impacting military recruitment amidst the ongoing Russian invasion.
Men aged 18 to 60 can only leave Ukraine under exceptional circumstances, as the military draft focuses on conscripts aged 25 and over.
Many men attempt to evade military service by either paying at the border or trekking through the mountains to neighboring countries.