Women in the Ukrainian military

Women in the Ukrainian military have played active roles in the Revolution of Dignity, the war in Donbas, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Since 2014, women have reported discrimination and gender equality within the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU), with projects to counteract this such as Invisible Battalion.

Initially restricted to traditional female roles such as nurses and rear echelon radio operators, gradually, after the February 2022 invasion, the Ukraine government introduced rules that allowed women to drive trucks in combat zones, to serve in the infantry as drone operators, machine gunners, or snipers, to become tank commanders and in Ukraine’s special forces. Women have been deployed on combat operations in southeastern Ukraine for several months.

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