Ukraine has mobilized 1,000 women to fight against Russia

KIEV – Ukraine claimed to have deployed around 1,000 women to fight against the invasion Russia . They are volunteers who have volunteered to fight since the invasion began February 24.

The figure was posted by Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Hanna Malyar.

“From February 24 to today, we have mobilized around 1,000 women — those who came voluntarily and expressed their desire to be mobilized,” she was quoted as saying. Fox NewsSaturday (9/7/2022).

On the eve of the Russian invasion, members of the Ukrainian Parliament revised an existing law that could oblige women aged 18-60 who are eligible for military service and work in certain professions to serve in the Ukrainian military during wartime.

Conscription for women was expanded to include a large number of professions qualifying for compulsory enlistment, including librarians, journalists, musicians and psychologists, among others.

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Women’s conscription in Ukraine is nothing new and women have served in the Ukrainian military since 1993 following Kiev’s independence from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Not all female conscripts will be placed on the front lines as many have traditionally assisted with logistical support.

According to the advocacy organization Security Women, in 2014 when Russia first invaded the Donbas region, 257 women were awarded for their combat service – nine of them posthumously.

Despite his ability to require women to serve in the military during wartime, Malyar said that not a single woman had been forcibly mobilized since 2014.

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