02.09.2025
Will permission for men aged 18-22 to cross the border impact mobilization and migration? Rating Group CEO comments for El País

Rating Group CEO Oleksiy Antypovcyh commented on whether permission for young men aged 18-22 to cross the border will impact mobilization and migration. The comment was provided for El País based on the data by the Rating Lab research laboratory.
The article on government reform and mobilization in Ukraine (author - Óscar Gutiérrez) states the following:
"According to the Rating Lab data, the largest intention to move abroad is among young people aged 25-34, followed by those aged 20-24 and 16-19...War, threat to life is a very significant reason – this is mentioned by 60% of those respondents who often thought about going abroad
Oleksiy Antypovych discusses whether the reform possesses risk of "draining" human capital and recruitment pool:
"Its is possible. But in practices, Ukrainians' decision to move abroad depend on how the war unfolds in the future and how long it will last", - Oleksiy Antypovych, Rating Group CEO
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