Ukrainian army has 40,000 women in its ranks
October 15, 2022, 7:54 am

Ukrainian army has 40,000 women in its ranks

Thousands of Ukrainian women currently serve in the Ukrainian military - Photo. Euromaidan Press

Around 40,000 women are serving in the Ukrainian armed forces, as the embattled nation seeks to fight off ongoing attacks by Russia, the DPA reported, the Anews said.

More than 5,000 women are on the front line of combat operations, Lieutenant General Serhiy Naev of the Armed Forces High Command told Ukrainian television on Friday.

Ukraine has 8,000 women officers, he said.

All military assignments are open to women and in the ranks of the armed forces, there are female snipers and commanders of vehicles, artillery and drone units.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in the past that women make up 22% of the Ukrainian armed forces.

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At the beginning of the Russian invasion in February, the Ukrainian army had about 200,000 members.

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Russian invasion is tearing families apart. By early October 2022, more than 7.6 million individual refugees from Ukraine had been recorded across Europe, while millions more people had been internally displaced in Ukraine, UNICEF said in a statement.

The large-scale displacements being seen could have lasting consequences for generations to come. Children fleeing war in Ukraine are at heightened risk of human trafficking and exploitation.

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