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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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John T Psaropoulos

Ukraine’s women wage war on Russia as mothers, breadwinners and soldiers

A trainer guides Ukrainian women in the removal of landmines and other unexploded ordnances, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Peja, Kosovo [File: Laura Hasani/Reuters]

Last summer, Kateryna Zarembo gave up an academic career in political science to volunteer as a paramedic on Ukraine’s front lines.

She served in rotations lasting two or four weeks, allowing her time to raise her four children aged three to 12. Weeks after United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, she decided to enlist.

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