Despite being a seasoned service member, 27-year-old Yuliia Mykytenko, commander of a Ukrainian air reconnaissance platoon deployed near Bakhmut, said she frequently encounters sexist comments on the battlefield.

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A car exploded on an explosive device in Kharkiv region, a woman died, three children were severely injured, according to the oblast military administration. Photo report

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And I think it's sometimes difficult to understand from afar, but I'm glad that some of my tweets make this discussion public. Yeah, going to McDonald's, getting ice cream, sitting on some of those patios in Ukraine, it's our own form of civilians resistance during this war. 19X

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But that's not how it is. When the attack stops, Kyiv comes out from shelters almost immediately. I think it's our point. We're trying to make this clear that we will continue to work. We will continue to live. And this is our answer as civilians to the Russian terror. 18/

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As a society, Ukrainians have learned that "flight" options doesn't work, but "fight" might actually be the right way to go. It is costly, and the price is paid in lives. But we made that choice in 2014 on Maidan and we don't regret it. 9/

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So, I guess what it takes for resilience is to get up in the morning of the attack and go do you job. And it is easy because you want to do something to get your mind off the war and that's why you get to work. 10/

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So, instead of the desire to give up everything for the attacks to stop and pressure our government for negotiations, we get angry at Russia and we pressure our government to do more to defend Ukraine, to win over Russia, and to appeal to our allies for more support. 7/

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Because the lives saved are the first priority, right? But this is not the reaction most Ukrainian have. Once the attack is over, our fear subsides. We are happy we are alive. And we know very well who the perpetrator it. 6/

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Russia knows that attacks make people afraid. Because this is a normal human reaction, it is a self-preservation instinct. Therefore, it hopes, Ukrainians will eventually start pressuring Ukrainian government to do something so that attacks stop. 4/

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