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Around 1,000 women joined the army since Feb 24.

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According to Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of female volunteers in the military has substantially increased. She added that since women are not obligated to serve by law, all female soldiers are volunteers.

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The Kyiv Independent’s reporter Kateryna Denisova and War Crimes Investigations Unit journalist and political blogger Danylo Mokryk argue that recent corruption scandals, tensions around anti-corruption institutions, and a growing lack of political accountability are changing the balance of power inside Ukraine.

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