Ukraine wants EU to deport military-age refugees. Torture scandal shows why they fled

Recently, the European Commission has suggested withdrawing temporary protection status for military-age Ukrainian men.

Some of the EU countries supported the initiative, which Ukraine also agreed to.

Nowadays, about 4.37 million Ukrainians live in the EU under this status (as of April 2026), 25% of them are military-age men.

According to the European Commission, all […] ...