Editing Draft evasion (section)

===Ukraine===
{{See also|Mobilization in Ukraine|Ukrainian conscription crisis}}
In 2015, responding to perceived threats from pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military instituted a compulsory draft for males between 20 and 27 years of age. However, according to independent journalist Alec Luhn, writing in ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' magazine, a "huge number" of Ukrainians refused to serve. Luhn gives three reasons for this. One was fear of death. Another was that some young Ukrainians were opposed to war in general. A third was that some were unwilling to take up arms against those whom they perceived to be their countrymen.<ref name=Luhn>Luhn, Alec (18 February 2015).  "[https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/18/the-draft-dodgers-of-ukraine-russia-putin The Draft Dodgers of Ukraine]". ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', Web-based content. Retrieved 26 November 2017.</ref>

The Ukrainian military itself has stated that, during a partial call-up in 2014, over 85,000 men failed to report to their draft offices, and nearly 10,000 of those were eventually declared to be illegal draft evaders.<ref name=Luhn />

After the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], male Ukrainian nationals aged 18 to 60 were denied exit from Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Desperate to avoid the draft |url=https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/desperate-to-avoid-the-draft |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |date=4 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thirty-men-have-died-trying-leave-ukraine-avoid-fighting-since-war-started-2024-04-30/ |work=Reuters |date=30 April 2024}}</ref> Despite the ban on leaving Ukraine, an estimated 600,000–850,000 Ukrainian men fled to Europe after the Russian invasion.<ref>{{cite news |title='Blatantly illegal': Zelenskyy admin under fire for denying services to Ukrainian men abroad |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/blatantly-illegal-zelenskyy-government-under-fire-for-refusing-issue-consulate-services-ukrainian-men-abroad/ |work=Politico |date=25 April 2024}}</ref> The Polish government offered, and the Lithuanian government considered, the repatriation of Ukrainian men living in their countries to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/poland-and-lithuania-pledge-to-help-kyiv-repatriate-ukrainians-subject-to-military-draft |title= Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft |author= Shaun Walker |work=The Guardian |date=26 April 2024}}</ref>