Ukrainian Men Paying Disabled Women To Marry Them To Avoid Frontlines

"Ukrainian men are reportedly paying disabled women in the country to marry them, as a way of avoiding being drafted to fight on the frontlines of the war with Russia. An investigation by Ukrainian outlet NGL Media found that fighting age men are exploiting a loophole in the country’s martial law that allows them to skip military service.

If they have a disabled dependent, they are able to apply for a deferral from military duty as well as being allowed to cross the border, at which point many are fleeing for good." ZH