December 24, 2023: In Ukraine Russia is reviving the World War II practice of employing women as snipers and, since this is the 21st Century, UAV operators as well. For service in Ukraine, qualified ...

In 1942, as the war on the Eastern Front intensified, the Soviet Union created a Central Women’s Sniper Training School that would produce some of the deadliest marksmen of World War II. Among them ...

Syria’s civil war has drawn combatants from all walks of life and a former English teacher has joined the ranks as a sniper with at least three kills. Givara used to teach children English and help ...

MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) – Belarusian Telegraph Agency and the Belarusian Women’s Union presented the joint photo exhibition “Woman. War. Victory” in the shopping center First National Trading House on ...

The sacrifices made by women combatants in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia remain largely unrecognised. One of them told BIRN how she still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, three decades ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out ...