Special operation of the Ukrainian border service on the border with BelarusMOSCOW, May 21.The petition to lift the ban on the departure of persons liable for military service from Ukraine, posted on the website of the official representative office of the President of Ukraine, gained the necessary 25 thousand votes. Men aged 18 to 60 were forbidden to leave Ukraine from February 24 in connection with the introduction of martial law against the backdrop of a Russian special operation against demilitarization.
A draft law on a prison sentence for illegal exit from Ukraine was submitted to the RadaThe demands published in the petition include the abolition of the ban on leaving the territory of Ukraine for men aged 18 to 60 years and the return of free border crossing for citizens of Ukraine, a revision of the conscription policy, with conscription in the first place volunteers and strengthening the responsibility of employees of military registration and enlistment offices and border checkpoints for corrupt activities. Ukrainian media report that after collecting a sufficient number of votes, Vladimir Zelensky must consider the petition. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
