Her name is “Bond”. For most of her adult life, Tanya Bondarenko was known to her friends by her first name. But everything changed in the early hours of 24 February 2022 when she awoke to the sound ...

Prisoners nearing retirement age and female convicts are being sent to some of the most dangerous assignments on the ...

KHARKIV, Ukraine -- When Russia's full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn't see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped ...

KHARKIV, Ukraine(AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology ...

Grieving wives, mothers, and daughters of Ukrainian soldiers held prisoner in Russia found a moment of consolation and hope on Wednesday when several of them briefly greeted Pope Leo XIV after the ...

Darya with her mother near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in June. Darya said a drunken Russian soldier had forced his hands into her underwear and shouted “I want a young body!”Credit... Supported by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 70,000 Ukrainian women now serve in the military, a 20% increase since 2022, with thousands deployed as ...