Thousands of women may have been raped by Russian soldiers, experts say, but have kept quiet for fear of the stigma. But that ...

We really wanted to help and to replace those men who went to fight and to protect Ukraine,” Nadiya Moskalenko told NBC News.

Since the initiative launched in September, more than 1,000 women have applied for 120 spots. The Ukrainian government is recruiting women to drive trucks. Serhiy Derkach, Ukraine's Deputy ...

Women react as they attend a rally of relatives of Ukrainian Marines who defended the Azovstal and are prisoners of war, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 6, 2025.

Ukrainian forces are still fighting to regain control of all four territories. Elevator operator Iryna Basanets, 38, said she also joined up after the war began. Since then, she said, the women ...