"The previous day, the Ukrainian media outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia published a copy of a letter signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, explaining that consular services for men aged 18-60 located abroad would be temporarily suspended. The Kyiv Independent has reached out to the Foreign Ministry for comment. According to Suspilne, Ukrainian consulates in Prague and Barcelona were no longer offering services for military age men. The move comes a week after Ukraine finally passed a hotly debated bill on mobilization as the country seeks to bolster its armed forces. Ukraine is facing a manpower shortage, and has had to resort to introducing some punitive measures for those deemed to be dodging the draft. Kuleba also criticized men of fighting age who have left the country during the war.