Women in the East of Ukraine, entered the ranks of the militia do not believe that doing something special, protecting their own region.

" It happens in wartime. They come to your land without asking you. Before that I was a very ordinary woman, well prepared, " says Lugansk opolchencah Olesya.

Another emissary militia, Catherine, which is only 21 years old, first participated in the fighting in the form of nurses, But soon took up arms.

" Yes, I had to kill. But it was in self-defense. Attacked us, and not we, " says Ekaterina.

War And everyday life in the East of Ukraine for the last period of time are inseparable from a close person.

" Several days ago I came to the Barber shop And noticed that the Other client looks at me with wide-open eyes. It turned out that I came with a gun, " said Oles.

according to the testimony of women in the ranks of the Ukrainian army in the majority are fighting very young soldiers.

" They send here boys who kill us And die yourself. They are buried behind them. The majority of young citizens, who are in the army conscription, And they have no choice, " said Catherine.

Women are fighting not only on the side of the militia, But also on the side of the Ukrainian army. Thus, women's self-defense battalions Maidan also continuously replenished.

" I'm aware that I will be treated as a fighter against separatism, and not as a woman. And I realize that I have the opportunity to kill. For this reason, you should always keep a weapon close, " he told the messenger of self-defense of the Maidan.

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