The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated on its Telegram channel that the number of women in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased by 40% since 2021.
It was recorded that approximately 43 thousand female military personnel served.
Women in Ukraine can apply for any army position and sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense if they are between the ages of 18 and 40.
It was previously reported that the representative of the Council of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnichuk. reported He reported on his Telegram channel that the Ukrainian government has appointed three more deputy heads of defense ministry.
According to him, Stanislav Gaider, Ivan Gavrilyuk and Dmitry Klimenkov received appointments.
On September 27, the NV.ua news site reported that the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, was considering the candidacy of the commander of the joint forces of Ukrainian troops, Sergei Naev, for the post of first deputy. . On the same day, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed the country’s three deputy defense ministers.
In early September, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov, who was dismissed following high-profile corruption scandals, said he could continue the initiatives initiated by Umerov.
Kuleba, formerly Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in the name Those who criticize the pace of progress of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “shut up.”