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Women in the Ukrainian army: record number on the battlefield

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After the full-scale invasion, the number of women who stood up to defend their homeland by joining the ranks of the Armed Forces and other military formations has increased significantly, according to the Defense Forces' media platform Military Media Center, coordinated by the Defense Ministry, UNN reports

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Reportedly, if in 2014 the total number of women in the Armed Forces was 49 926 people, of whom 16 557 were servicewomen, as of October 2023 (according to the AFU Personnel Center), the number of women in the AFU increased to 62,062 (7.3% of the total number of the AFU), of whom 43,479 (5.3%) were servicewomen .

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Today, we have the largest number of women on the battlefield in Ukraine in modern world history. They prove themselves not only as good military financiers or doctors, but also as brave servicewomen who faithfully defend their homeland

- according to Deputy Minister of Defense Natalia Kalmykova.

As of today, the Ukrainian army has canceled any restrictions on the appointment and service of women servicewomen in all positions (including combat) in all groups of military specialties, according to the Military Media Center .

Julia Shramko

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