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Women At War: Ukraine's Female Soldiers Dream Of Freedom, Fight For Survival
Radio Free Europe ^ | 1/26/23 | Aleksander Palikot

Posted on 01/27/2023 5:02:34 AM PST by JonPreston

KYIV -- A pile of boxes filled with body bags welcomed visitors to the headquarters of the Ukrainian Women Veteran Movement, Ukraine's biggest female soldiers' organization, on a recent afternoon.

The empty bags were ready to be shipped to Bakhmut, a city in the Donetsk region where deadly fighting has raged for months, said Olena Kharchenko, an employee in charge of the dispatch. "It's what we do almost every day," she added.

“We set up our movement to defend the rights of female soldiers and veterans," said Kateryna Priymak, the organization’s deputy head, "but Russia's full-scale invasion forced us to focus on the maximally efficient support for the army."

The long corridor running through the headquarters leads to several storage rooms with military and humanitarian supplies, a drone-production workshop, a room for weaving protective nets, and a large sewing room where volunteers design military uniforms for women.

(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...


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1 posted on 01/27/2023 5:02:34 AM PST by JonPreston
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WOmen in Uniform


2 posted on 01/27/2023 5:03:31 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: JonPreston
Not a fan of women in combat generally, but have to admit that there are some Russian women had more balls than some of the folks who call themselves "women" these days.


3 posted on 01/27/2023 5:43:11 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: JonPreston

I see your point, it’s well taken, but I don’t think it applies to the Uke women in uniform. Even though I do not agree with this war, the Uke women fighting I don’t think are trannies or lesbos trying to make a statement. Rather they believe in what they are doing and are probably quite good at it - even though they are cannon fodder.


4 posted on 01/27/2023 5:46:26 AM PST by redfreedom (You can vote your way into socialism, but you may have to shoot your way out.)
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5 posted on 01/27/2023 5:52:46 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Larry Lucido
Remember when this war started....and the Ukies were practicing with cardboard/wood cutout guns. Boy...that'll give you confidence.

And I believe guns were owned for hunting only. Nice...

6 posted on 01/27/2023 5:53:19 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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7 posted on 01/27/2023 6:11:03 AM PST by CapandBall
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To: JonPreston
Women now account for close to a one-fifth of Ukraine's armed forces.


8 posted on 01/27/2023 6:14:29 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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Have you noticed no butt ugly big bad arse females do any fighting in Ukraine? Just hot gals with guns pics. Propaganda can be funny.


9 posted on 01/27/2023 6:20:17 AM PST by dforest (Joy Behar is a big mouth cow.)
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...a drone-production workshop...

That is not the smartest think to put in print then publish. When Russia targets that place the UkeNutz will be unhinged...again.

10 posted on 01/27/2023 6:28:16 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump WON!!! He will win 2024!)
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To: JonPreston

In all the photos...perfect hair and makeup.

Yep...hard core combat.


11 posted on 01/27/2023 6:35:05 AM PST by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: BlackbirdSST

Ukraine operates much like Hamas and Hezbollah in their positioning military operations and arms in civilian city offices, schools, hospitals and churches. Then they cry when their civilian human shields are killed in war.

Demonic.


12 posted on 01/27/2023 7:01:37 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: dforest

Israel has some pretty hot women in their army, or is that propaganda too?


13 posted on 01/27/2023 7:04:48 AM PST by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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That isn’t what I said. I said that I never see anything but hot women in these photos and I would bet they probably have some ugly brutes who are not used because they don’t make for romantic propaganda.

And yes, Israel probably has some ugly ones too. You never see many hyped up though.


14 posted on 01/27/2023 7:14:04 AM PST by dforest (Joy Behar is a big mouth cow.)
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To: tlozo

Using women in combat is a sure sign of desperation and moral turpitude.
And on a practical basis, it’s a stupid move. The Israelis have proven that units with women in them have much higher casualty rates.


15 posted on 01/27/2023 7:51:08 AM PST by Tacticalman
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Israel hasn’t placed women in combat units in years.


16 posted on 01/27/2023 7:53:12 AM PST by Tacticalman
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To: CapandBall

Snake Island wasn’t a myth, it was a fog of war and fog that only last for a matter of hours, less than 2 days.

The audio tape was real.
On the very first day Ukraine was attacked and Russia launched its war, the Russians shelled and attacked Snake island, and communication was lost, the 13 border guards were presumed dead.

Two days later the Ukrainian Border Guard reported that they may have been captured alive, and then on the 4th day the Ukrainian Navy reported that they had been captured alive.

In the first 2 days of a war that is pretty good intelligence, and government reporting for an overrun island manned by 13 men.


17 posted on 01/27/2023 9:32:36 AM PST by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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Yeah… we know. It’s an old meme.
When it came out, the claim was that the noble&brave Ukrainian soldiers defended it to their death against the evil&cruel Russians soldiers, and wiki made a page calling it “the battle of snake island”, (since corrected of course).
And everybody clapped.


18 posted on 01/27/2023 10:09:21 AM PST by CapandBall
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It is a fake meme, and you are pushing it.


19 posted on 01/27/2023 10:26:57 AM PST by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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20 posted on 01/27/2023 11:05:12 AM PST by CapandBall
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