But Malyar says the government has made progress.
Uniforms for female soldiers have been developed, tested and will be mass-produced in the near future – although she cannot say when.
Sniper Evgenya Emerald said that despite these problems, “war has no gender.”
“In war it doesn’t matter whether you’re a man or a woman. When a rocket hits a house, it doesn’t matter if it’s women, men or children – everyone dies.”
“And at the front it’s the same: if you can be effective and you’re a woman, why don’t you defend your country, your people?”
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