Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko, retired from the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) People’s Militia, said: TASSHe said that the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has increased the number of women participating in front-line fighting in the area of special military operations (SVO).
“Women who wish to serve under contract in the Ukrainian armed forces today go through the same procedure as men when accepting contract military service,” Marochko said.
According to her, special attention is paid to the absence of pregnancy.
He also added that due to changes in legal documents, the number of military specialties for women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been expanded.
In early January, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Maliar statedVolunteer service of women in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.