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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

In recent months, Ukraine's Defense Ministry data show more than 70,000 Ukrainian women soldiers served in 2025, a 20% rise since 2022 including over 5,500 on the front line, increasingly as drone operators and technicians.
Technology has reshaped recruitment, prompting more women like Monka to join last year as FPV drone pilots in the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the Third Army Corps, while military leaders seek engineers, pilots, IT specialists, and programmers.
Unmanned Systems Forces spokesperson Olha Meloshyna said 4.2% of the forces are women, as the Khartiia Corps launched a women-focused recruitment campaign about six months ago with the Dignitas Foundation.
Operationally, commanders expect recruiters report women applying for combat and noncombat roles, increasing drone flights toward Russia, while Olha Meloshyna warns drone roles are not safer as Russians actively hunt operators.
Despite resistance within some units, leaders in Kyiv view expanding and diversifying personnel as a security guarantee, prompting tailored recruitment despite possible peace talks about force size.

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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology. Military officials say units are now tailoring recruitment efforts to attract more women to strengthen the army.

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