Zelensky seeks soldiers in Kiev nightlife
Ukrainian authorities searched restaurants, cafes and concert halls in Kiev last weekend in search of men who had not registered with the army. Press agency AP reports.
Checks were also conducted at a shopping mall. Men had to show ID and were scanned into the database. Ukraine is doing so as part of the mobilization campaign that got more strict this year. Indeed, a new law came into force this spring requiring Ukrainian citizens eligible for military service to leave their data in an online system. Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 are eligible for military service. Men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave Ukrainian territory.
(SR for Tagtik/Source: AP/Picture: Picture by President of Ukraine from ykpaiha licensed under cc0 via wikimedia commons)