Ukrainian Men Aged 18-60 Banned From Leaving The Country By President Zelensky Amid Russian Conflict

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Ukraine's leader signed the declaration late on Thursday night.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a general military mobilization, CNN reports.

Late on Thursday, February 25th, the political leader signed a declaration ordering a broad-based mobilization including the capital of Kyiv and all of Ukraine's major cities "in order to ensure the defence of the state, maintaining combat and mobilization readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations."

"Mobilization shall be carried out within 90 days from the date of entry into force of this Decree," the announcement read, also instructing "the Security Service of Ukraine to take counterintelligence measures during the general mobilization."

The "conscription of conscripts, reservists for military service, their delivery to military units and institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," and other state security services have been ordered so far, and at the same time, the country announced a ban on all male citizens aged 18-60 leaving Ukraine.

"In particular, it is forbidden for men aged 18-60, Ukraine citizens, to leave the borders of Ukraine," a statement from State Border Guard Service explains. "This regulation will remain in effect for the period of the legal regime of martial law. We ask the citizens to take this information into consideration."

Ukrainian Men Aged 18-60 Banned From Leaving The Country By President Zelensky Amid Russian Conflict
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In other Russia-Ukraine conflict news – internet sleuths and pop culture enthusiasts have discovered that a decades-old episode of The Simpsons actually predicted today's situation, with showrunner Al Jean chiming in on the "very sad" realization with comments that "it wasn't hard to predict" such events.

Read more about that here, and check back in with HNHH for any future updates. 

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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