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From volunteering to aerial reconnaissance: about the path of a volunteer from the Euromaidan(the uprising against pro-russian government in Ukraine 2013-2014, - editors’ note), sexism, ageism and "soviet union thinking" in the army, about building relationships in a male team and mastering a drone with the help of YouTube, - read all about it in our interview.
How and when did you join the army for the first time?
I joined the army for the first time as a volunteer in January 2015. At the moment, the Vinnytsia battalion "Horyn" was stationed at the Kramatorsk airfield, and I went[...]
18.05.2023
At the age of twenty, in 2014, Anna volunteered for the evacuation crew of the 25th Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kyivska Rus", all while pursuing her studies. Engaging in water purification and scientific endeavors, by the age of twenty-eight, she officially joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a junior sergeant and paramedic, Anna Kuzminchuk shares her insights on the feminine side of tactical medicine, legalization, preparing for service, and sisterhood.
How did you end up in the military and what position did you hold compared to what you actually did in the[...]
11.05.2023
Anna Kosinova is a member of "Veteranka," a former servicewoman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a volunteer, and a trained psychologist. Today, she is the manager of the Victory Drones project, which focuses on training UAV operators.
Why glorifying soldiers too much is a bad thing, and why drone operators shouldn't be denied the right to love animals - read in our feature.
Tell us about your involvement with the topic of drones.
At the onset of War 2.0, around April, Maria Berlinska approached me and mentioned that they had a team and needed assistance. We gathered and started[...]
18.04.2023
The story of Kateryna Pryimak is the story of a student of Drahomanov Pedagogical University, a cultural studies major, who in 2014 chose to join the Ukrainian Volunteer Corps of the Right Sector instead of a master's degree. This is the path from a paramedic of the "Hospitaliers" in the hotspots of Piska, the Butivka mine, to a public activist, co-founder of the Women's Veterans Movement, giving a speech at the UN headquarters. This is the story of a veteran who has successfully fought for equal rights and opportunities for women in the army for 8 years.
About the most pleasant thing in[...]
14.03.2023
She is an air reconnaissance scout, a junior sergeant, a mother. Iryna "The Unbreakable" Terekhovych has been defending our country since 2015, currently she is the commander of the 1st reconnaissance division of the 128th Separate Mountain Brigade of the Transcarpathian region.
In November, we visited Iryna at the position and personally handed her many boxes with all kinds of goodies and a copter for the unit's needs. Always smiling and joking, Iryna is another example of a sincere Ukrainian fighter who gladly took up arms for the future of her children and her country.
In 2015,[...]
30.11.2022
Anastasiia has been in the army since August 2022. She was born in the Kherson region, worked as a journalist in Kyiv, her last place of work was the "Ukraine" TV channel. She changed the information front to the military front exactly 3 months after the loss of her beloved, Oleksandr Makhov - a well-known journalist, military correspondent, and the 95th Air Assault Brigade fighter. In 2015-2016, Oleksandr served in battles in the Donbas region, in 2022 he died during fierce battles for the small village of Dovgenke, Izyum area. The President awarded him the 3d degree Order For Courage[...]
26.11.2022
Nadiia Haran is a servicewoman, a simultaneous interpreter, a signaller.Tell me about yourself, how did your military career begin?
University, Maidan, war. My parents pressured me to finish university, but I kept skipping philosophy department classes, spending time in the East instead attending charity events, working with children, and so on. Then I started taking delegations of foreign government agencies there as a translator. I studied at a university in America and still partially speak and think in English. It would take a very long time to officially register foreigners for a[...]
22.09.2022
At the age of 20, Natalya Borysovska, who is now the commander of the Field communication node branch, signed her first contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was in 2009. Now she has once again come to the defense of our state.
Read more about her thoughts on the Ukrainian-Russian war in our interview.
Tell your story: how did you connect your life with military service, what is your experience, what is your main motivation?
The story is not very epic, to be honest. It's just that back in 2009, while re-watching the military film "Stormy Gate", I wanted to find myself[...]
14.09.2022
Maya Moskvych is an activist, a participant of the Revolution of Dignity, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war and an active service woman, currently serving as a senior soldier in the Second Separate Rifle battalion.
She is the first woman to join Ukrainian National team in the international competitions Invictus Games, as well as gold medalist in both bullseye shooting and archery at the 2022 Warrior Games, which is veterans and servicemen competitions hosted in the USA.
She is the founder of the Archers Birds shooting club and the Lutsk archery federation.
Everyone[...]
07.09.2022
From 2014 to 2017, she was a paramedic and a volunteer in various volunteer medical brigades. During the war, she improved her skills and conducted courses in tactical medicine for the military. From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Victoria, in the Kyiv direction, in addition to providing medical aid to the military, participated in the evacuation of people and animals.
"You cannot taste victory in battle until the war is won. Until the last katsap dies, I will not feel the taste of victory because there is a lot of work ahead," concluded Victoria in an interview with one of the[...]
31.08.2022