Overview
- Verkhovna Rada member Sergey Yevtushok said 80–90% of those who left after the rule change will not return, cautioning that Ukraine could lose vital labor and educational capacity.
- The Daily Telegraph, citing MP Fedor Venislavsky, reported that brigade staffing is strained with roughly 20,000 mobilized deserting or going missing each month.
- Polish border data cited by the Telegraph estimate about 100,000 men left soon after the lift, with many heading to Germany and roughly 1.4–1.8 thousand arrivals there weekly.
- Deputy education minister Nikolay Trofimenko warned that the departure of university staff and students threatens national security by draining human capital.
- Youth minister Matvey Bedny previously counted about 1.7 million young people leaving since 2022, while Poland and Germany report growing discontent over special benefits for Ukrainian refugees.