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Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem?

The Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova examines whether drafting women could actually help solve Ukraine’s manpower shortage, what challenges it would create, and why the proposal faces resistance in Ukrainian society and government.

In Kyiv district battered by Russian strikes, a protest to save trees turns ugly

In one of Kyiv's hardest-hit districts, a heating pipeline meant to help residents weather Russian attacks this winter has instead pitted them against their own city's administration. Residents of Teremky, a neighborhood in southwestern Kyiv, say that while they are not against the pipeline itself, they oppose what they see as an unnecessary destruction of greenery to build it. But after a violent pushback by municipal security guards injured several demonstrators, including women, the protest

Demonstrators gather at the Kyiv City State Administration in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 23, 2026.

About Ukraine

The Kyiv Independent delivers reliable news, context, and on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine. The largest country located entirely in Europe, Ukrainian territory covers 603,628 square kilometers (233,062 square miles), and is bordered by seven countries, namely Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Ukraine traces its history back to the medieval state of Kyivan Rus.

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