Ukraine continues general mobilization and martial law imposed due to Russia's military aggression. Men liable for military service from 18 to 60 years old are subject to conscription.. During martial law, travel abroad is restricted for men of military age. Lawyer Vladislav Yurchak told Channel 24 what punishment threatens men who illegally traveled abroad.

The expert explained that the punishment for men liable for military service who left Ukraine depends on how the person crossed the state border..

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Yurchak explained that if a man of military age crossed the border outside the border control. Then:.

administrative responsibility is provided for crossing or attempting to cross the border in any way outside the checkpoints, or at the checkpoints across the state border of Ukraine without the relevant documents or using a fake document or containing false information about a person or without the permission of the relevant authorities;

this entails a fine from 3400 to 8500 hryvnia or administrative arrest for up to 15 days with confiscation of tools and means of committing an offense.

If a man went abroad using a fake document, then in this case, additional actions will qualify:.

as a forgery of a document - threatens up to 17 thousand hryvnia or restriction of freedom up to 3 years;

or as the use of a knowingly forged document - up to 850 hryvnias or arrest up to 6 months, or restriction of freedom up to two years.

Yurchak noted that there were people who went abroad as volunteers or representatives of creative professions.

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“If a person crossed the border as a volunteer, driver, athlete, artist, and so on, then if he does not return to Ukraine within the allotted time, there is no responsibility for such actions. It is the lack of appropriate responsibility that necessitates a response from the state,” he concluded..

The expert also clarified that no restrictions on crossing the border have yet been imposed on women liable for military service.. Therefore, women can only expect liability if they crossed the border at an unspecified location..

Earlier, we wrote what to do if a summons arrived, and a person liable for military service is abroad.