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The column "Three Stories About War" was created to share the experience of living through war directly in the combat zone and somehow reduce the distance between those who see war firsthand every day and those who are relatively safe in the rear.The narrators of the initial materials were female military personnel who shared their personal experience of war from the front lines.We believe it's time to broaden the focus. War extends far beyond the battlefield and directly affects the lives and destinies of those in the front-line areas.
We asked documentary photographer and volunteer[...]
22.03.2024
On January 3, 2024, we launched our first Veteranka Movement podcast about female military personnel in combat positions.
Our podcast is being listened to throughout the country on all popular audio platforms, including Ukrainian ones - NV podcasts and Megogo.
We are in the Apple Podcasts top 40 chart (for the society and culture shows category) and in the top 10 podcast recommendations.
3 thousand users listened to the podcast during the first 2 weeks. About half a million listeners heard the podcast on the radio Bayraktar, and 20 mentions were made in the mass media of[...]
20.03.2024
A strong and professional army can only exist with respect for personal boundaries and human dignity. Therefore, the systematic counteraction to sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the military sphere should finally take place.
Currently, the Ukrainian army has one of the highest rates of enlisted women — more than 62,000 served in the army alongside men, but sexual harassment issues in the military remain unresolved. It is important to note that not only women suffer from sexual harassment, but also men.
According to the "Monitoring of recommendations and research results[...]
20.03.2024
In February 2024, we allocated 4 503 017 UAH to assist Ukrainian defenders.
We provided 5 vehicles to units for combat operations at the front and repaired defenders' vehicles for 59 247 UAH.
Our military was refueled for 35 951 UAH.
We purchased and delivered 3 DJI Mavic 3T quadcopters and 10 FPV Vulture-2+ drones to enhance accuracy in engaging the enemy and to protect our personnel.
We also supplied eco-flasks, solar panels, Bandera power, Motorola radios, and their charging stations to ensure uninterrupted communication for our defenders.
Additionally, we continue to[...]
20.03.2024
Alisa Shramko, known by her call sign "Dolya," serves as a medical instructor in the Fastiv Territorial Defense Force (Volunteer Formation of the Territorial Community in the Kyiv region), a sub-instructor in the Volunteer Medical Battalion "Hospitaliers," and is a member of the Veteranka Movement. In her civilian profession, she is a social pedagogue and works as a senior staff member in the department of intangible cultural heritage at a museum. Additionally, she is a mother of two children.I found myself in the army entirely by chance. In 2018, I was looking for pre-medical aid courses,[...]
17.03.2024
It’s been 24 months of work at the volunteer headquarters of the Veteranka Movement, which we have been converting into drones, armored vehicles, and weapons with which we will fight the enemy. We have converted this time into bulletproof vests and helmets, field hospitals and medevacs, which will defend the lives of our soldiers. We convert it into the destruction of our enemies and life for our nation.
We thank the Ukrainian soldiers who defend our land. Eternal honor to those who gave their lives for Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who does not give up, does not hide from the[...]
17.03.2024
On Volunteer Day, we invited paramedic and volunteer Olga 'Kroha' Bashey to tell her three stories about the war.
In 2014, Kroha went to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. Olga returned from the front lines in 2018, but in 2022, in the first days of full-scale invasion, she joined the forces again as a volunteer paramedic and continues to save the lives of wounded soldiers to this day.
Read about luck, true friendship, and death in war in Kroha's own words.
The story about luck
There was one story in 2014. We were working near Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. The commander[...]
14.03.2024
Iryna joined the Army at the age of 45. In January of 2015 she joined the Azov volunteer battalion. She had moved out of Crimea 2 months prior to that and in 6 months she joined the 24th brigade as a sanitary instructor where she was on combat duty on the frontline, was saving servicemen and was responsible for the health of the brigade. Today she is defending Ukraine as an aerial reconnaissance soldier.
My husband stayed in Crimea and I left with the children. At the time I was working in the medical field and the company sent me to Uzhgorod. There I started going to recruitment[...]
14.03.2024
This Mother's Day, we want to express our respect and admiration for mothers in the army. You made a difficult choice when you went to defend the country, being aware of all the risks and complications that could happen in your family's life. The most difficult test is being away from your children. We embrace each of you, are proud of you, are inspired, and call on every Ukrainian man and woman to respect the conscious choice of mothers in the army. We have only one common enemy, let's remember the price of our freedom and thank everyone who fights for this freedom and us.
Why didn’t[...]
14.03.2024
In January 2024, we allocated 3 422 480 UAH to support Ukrainian defenders.
We provided assistance as follows:
We delivered 10 vehicles to units for carrying out combat tasks on the front lines and repaired defenders' vehicles for 58 700 UAH.
We refueled our military vehicles for 53 695 UAH.
We purchased and delivered 7 DJI Mavic 3T quadcopters and 10 FPV Molfer drones to better target the enemy and protect personnel.
We provided eco-flasks, Starlink, and Bander Power to ensure uninterrupted communication for our defenders.
Additionally, we continue to fulfill individual[...]
18.02.2024