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Women in the Ukrainian military [a] have played active roles in the Revolution of Dignity, the war in Donbas, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2] Since 2014, women have also been struggling against discrimination and for gender equality within the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU), with projects such as Invisible Battalion. [2]
This category generally relates to woman in the Ukrainian military since Ukrainian independence of 1991. Articles on Ukrainian woman who fought in the Soviet, Russian or other military should be assigned/can be found to one of the categories listed under "See also" below. See also: Category:Women in the Russian and Soviet military
Yulia Mykolaivna Mykytenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Миколаївна Микитенко, born 18 July 1995) [1] is a military servicewoman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, combatant of the Russo-Ukrainian War, recipient of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (3rd class) [2] and the Order for Courage (3rd class), [3] activist of the сivic movement "Vidsich" and of the NGO "Female veterans movement".
The number of women in the military has increased significantly since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with more than 62,000 women currently serving in the ...
More than 15% of Ukraine’s army is made up of women, a recent survey conducted by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs showed. Since the invasion began on Feb. 24, more women have taken ...
Footage released by the Azov Regiment on April 24 is described as showing a soldier visiting families and children in the basements of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine.In a two-part ...
Women civilians, especially in the areas where the conflict has been most intense, have faced a range of issues. [27] The issues facing civilians in the conflict have sometimes been overlooked by the media, with journalist Alisa Sopova stating that "Some journalists who come to Ukraine in search of military action often leave disappointed, overlooking the experiences of civilians because the ...
The prisoners freed include both military personnel and civilians. 108 Ukrainian women were freed as part of a large-scale prisoner of war swap with Russia on Oct. 17, according to presidential ...