Since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, most men have been banned from leaving Ukraine. That hasn’t stopped thousands from making illegal border crossings to escape.
Why are so many Ukrainian men risking these journeys?
How is Ukraine trying to stop them?
What could the crossings signal about Ukrainians’ attitudes toward a new phase of this war?
CBC’s Briar Stewart went to neighbouring Moldova to find answers.
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