Sobieck, Ukraine not conscripting anyone younger than 26 seems insane to me. Yeah, it sucks to sacrifice the younger generation to this war, and it is nice to see a state trying to save its younger generation.
But I think most states would not hesitate to conscript all men of age in the event of a massive invasion. And 18 year olds are just in better shape than 40 year olds.
Just a weird dynamic.