https://rt.com/russia/-ukraine-buys--womens-uniform
“For the first time, the Ministry of Defense purchased 50,000 sets of women’s uniforms, 100,000 electric heaters, and 15,000 active headphones,”
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov wrote in a Facebook post on Monday.
Last month, Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun said the government should consider drafting women if deemed necessary. She suggested the provision of uniforms for women as among the preparations needed to implement the plan. Last October, requirements for the military registration of women with a medical degree entered into force.
More than 60,000 women already serve in the Ukrainian army, making up about 7% of the country’s armed forces, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Kiev has been struggling to mobilize enough men to send to the frontline. President Zelensky told journalists last month that 450,000-500,000 new soldiers were needed, but that achieving this was a “sensitive issue.”
It comes in the wake of a large-scale counter-offensive by Ukraine last year, which has been acknowledged as a failure by the armed forces chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. Ukraine has also suffered several setbacks in obtaining aid, with Republicans in Washington blocking a $61 billion military package and Hungary vetoing an EU financial deal worth €50 billion.
@JaguarBertie5mos5MO
How many ukrainian women will be migrating to western europe or overseas now?
@BrightHyenaDemocrat5mos5MO
This is false. Mobilization for women is not mandatory in the newly proposed law; moreover, it has not even been voted on yet and is still under development. Lying is a common practice for Russia.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
How do you feel about women serving in the military during wartime situations like in Ukraine?
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
If they choose to or are eligible for draft, sure.