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118th Brigade Destroys Two Russian Tanks with Thermite
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian military personnel from the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade destroy two 🇷🇺Russian tanks using thermite munitions. pic.twitter.com/ceHa0c6XAq
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 17 décembre 2025Ukrainian soldiers from the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade destroyed two Russian tanks using thermite munitions.
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Ukraine’s attrition war drives women into logistics and combat
This shift accelerated after Ukraine’s 2022 counteroffensives stalled. Western restrictions and delayed weapons locked the war into attrition. As men were mobilized to the front, women filled the gaps in logistics, evacuations, crisis coordination, and now combat. 8X
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Alina Holovko’s network evacuated 40,000 civilians in Ukraine
Women also hold the rear under fire. Alina Holovko, a volunteer from Dnipro, founded Dobra Sprava in February 2022. Since then, her Telegram-based network has coordinated the evacuation of more than 40,000 civilians from frontline areas. 6/
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Women Evacuate Under Fire as Dobra Sprava Faces Manpower Shortage
Dobra Sprava began in 2022 with 20+ male drivers. By 2025, most had enlisted in the armed forces. Older volunteers could not sustain the workload. Today, women drive evacuation crews under shelling, often operating near Russian positions. 7/
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Ukraine’s National Guard deploys first all-female FPV strike crew
The shift is visible on the battlefield. In the Zaporizhzhia sector, Ukraine’s National Guard deployed its first all-female FPV strike crew. The unit drives its own vehicles, assembles its own munitions, and conducts live attack missions without male personnel. 5/
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Ukraine’s military: 70,000 women, 5,500 in combat roles
As of January 2025, more than 70,000 women serve in Ukraine’s military, according to Oksana Hryhorieva, the Defense Ministry’s gender adviser. About 5,500 hold direct combat roles. That is an increase of roughly 40% since 2021. 3/
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Ukrainian Harpies Unit: Final Strikes by Women
In April 2025, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces established the Harpies, a drone and robotic warfare unit. While men are part of the team, Ukrainian commanders confirmed that the final strike is carried out exclusively by women.
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Ukraine’s manpower crisis shifts women to frontline combat roles
As Ukraine enters the fifth year of full-scale war, manpower shortages are forcing a structural shift. Women are moving from support roles into frontline combat, drone strikes, and high-risk evacuations. 2/
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Ukraine’s war increasingly fought by women, 70,000 serve
Ukraine’s war is increasingly being fought by women. As the full-scale war enters its fifth year, manpower shortages are reshaping the front line. More than 70,000 women now serve in Ukraine’s military, including 5,500 in combat roles, up 40% since 2021. – Forbes 1/