{"id":279602,"date":"2025-09-19T03:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraine-lets-men-under-23-travel-abroad-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T03:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:05:11","slug":"why-ukraine-lets-men-under-23-travel-abroad-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraine-lets-men-under-23-travel-abroad-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ukraine lets men under 23 travel abroad | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zb8KwcCjY2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Ukraine lets men under 23 travel abroad | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zb8KwcCjY2U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the first time since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian men aged 18 to 22 are free to leave the country without special permits. The change eases restrictions that once applied to all men under 60. But it\u2019s fueling a national debate: should young men too young to be drafted enjoy freedom of movement while the army struggles to find recruits? DW went to Ukraine\u2019s border with Poland to see how many are seizing the chance.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Why Ukraine lets men under 23 travel abroad<br \/>\n04:03 Nick Connolly, DW Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #Poland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian men aged 18 to 22 are free to leave the country without special permits. 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