Departure of Men abroad: The Armed Forces Fighter predicts a decrease in mobilization age

To spread: the serviceman Stanislav Bunyatov does not exclude that the military leadership of Ukraine may reduce the mobilization age to 23 years after the Cabinet resolution, which approves the partial departure of men abroad. The permission of the Cabinet of Ministers to leave men abroad at the age of 18 to 22 may provide for two scenarios for further development. A serviceman Stanislav Bunyatov shared his thoughts in Telegram-channel with his thoughts.

According to him, it is either a calculation that the war will last for another 2-3 years, or the maximum threshold, to which in the future they are going to reduce the conscript age to 23 years. "Volunteers will go to fight regardless of the permits for departure," he emphasized. At the time of publishing the material, neither in the General Staff nor the profile committee of the Verkhovna Rada commented on a possible reduction of mobilization age up to 23 years.

On August 26, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution that allows men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad without obstacles. According to the explanatory note, the permission will act for citizens up to 22 years inclusive. You must have a passport and a military accounting document for departure. This decision was angered by the People's Deputy Maryan Bezugluu, and she called him "ambiguous. " According to her, parents massively export young boys from Ukraine after graduation.