"On the battlefield I have proved that a woman is as valuable as a man"
Switlana, Senior Lieutenant in the Ukrainian Armed Forces (SZU), has expressed her pride in the contribution made by women soldiers to the fight against Russia.
Women soldiers in Ukrainian Armed ForcesPAP/EPA/Stepan Franko
The 38-year-old Senior Lieutenant is currently stationed in the east of Ukraine. She says that joining the armed forces was a natural next step for her following her participation in the Majdan protests.
She emphasizes that she does not feel in anyway discriminated against as a woman in the Ukrainian military, saying the "Army is definitely not an exclusively male domain."
Source: PAP
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