the Ukrainian SThe State Border Guard Service announced on Thursday that men between the ages of 18 and 60 were banned from leaving the country, according to reports.
This action came as a result of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyythe declaration of Martial law across the country on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine and sent military strikes to major cities like Kiev.
“In particular, males between the ages of 18 and 60 who are citizens of Ukraine are prohibited from leaving Ukraine’s borders,” a statement from the service reads, according to CNN. “This regulation will remain in effect during the period of the legal regime of martial law. We ask citizens to take this information into consideration.”
Under martial law, military officials enforce the law, not civilian leaders or the police. He is usually invoked in time of war when the rule of law has broken down so much that the law is no longer in place.
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Zelensky announced 137 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were killed and hundreds more injured in the attack. On the second day of the full-scale invasion, Kremlin forces appeared to be advancing on Kiev, Ukraine’s capital.
Russia received international backlash for the “unprovoked and unwarranted” invasion, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calling it a “brutal act of war”. President Joe Biden is due to meet with NATO heads of state on Friday morning to discuss the unfolding crisis.
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