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Female fighters in Ukraine are having issues
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:39 pm
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Tens of thousands of women across Ukraine have bravely taken to the battlefield to fight alongside their male counterparts amid Russia's ongoing war — but many of these women are defending their country in uniforms several sizes too large, according to a new Daily Beast report.
There are approximately 60,000 women serving in Ukraine's Armed Forces, the outlet reported this week, citing several female soldiers who described a widespread lack of women's resources in the military that has exacerbated the dangers already faced by Ukraine's military volunteers.
Women described wearing ill-fitting uniforms and body armor, stumbling in "huge" men's shoes, suffering a shortage of sanitary pads, and developing health problems due to an inability to properly relieve themselves on the battlefield.
"Try to go to the toilet in the woods at 4 degrees Fahrenheit," a 24-year-old female soldier identified only by her first name, Julia, told the Beast. "All of us got cystitis or inflammation of the ovaries and back pain. After a year of the war we have a bouquet of all sorts of health issues."
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But Julia and her 28-year-old sister Alina, both of whom left their tech jobs to join the fight when Russia invaded last year, told the outlet that the lack of female urination devices is "the least of the problems we have."
Ukraine's female soldiers are being outfitted in uniforms that are several sizes too large and are often forced to sport "huge" pants that can hinder their speed and mobility during critical moments on the battlefield, they told the outlet.
"The hardest is to run in the army's standard, 30-pound-bulletproof vest — which just never fits snugly to the body with boobs like mine," Alina said. "If I take the army armor off and get wounded or get killed, there would be no compensation paid to me or my family. Our lives, our security, often depend on what we wear on our body and our feet, how healthy we are."
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"Our country is constantly under attack, so even pregnant women fight against Russian invaders until they are seven months pregnant," he told The Beast. "I currently have requests for specially designed uniforms and other important items from at least 10 pregnant soldiers. We have shortages for every single item."
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:43 pm to WPBTiger
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"The hardest is to run in the army's standard, 30-pound-bulletproof vest — which just never fits snugly to the body with boobs like mine," Alina said.
Need more pics of Alina to properly assess the issue.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:44 pm to WPBTiger
I guess the war really isn’t going well for Russia at all if this is the kind of stories now showing up here
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:44 pm to WPBTiger
They want porta johns? WTF?
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:44 pm to WPBTiger
Have we not sent them enough cash to buy new uni's and some tampons?
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:44 pm to WPBTiger
It’s summertime there, 4 degrees is bullshite. Half those women are on Twitter trying to hustle money anyway
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:45 pm to WPBTiger
The uniforms should be tight.
Very tight.
For safety.
Very tight.
For safety.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:45 pm to WPBTiger
Congrats to all of them for standing up for their country and hopefully they can kick the Ruskies arse out of there.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:47 pm to notiger1997
They have looked so bad during this war its elevated the United States street cred
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:47 pm to WPBTiger
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suffering a shortage of sanitary pads
Those damn menstruating men probably used them all up.
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"Try to go to the toilet in the woods at 4 degrees Fahrenheit," a 24-year-old female soldier identified only by her first name, Julia, told the Beast. "All of us got cystitis or inflammation of the ovaries and back pain. After a year of the war we have a bouquet of all sorts of health issues."
Every time a rational American (with experience) says that women in front line/combat roles offer a "double whammy" of reductions in combat power:
1. Increased health problems due to austere field conditions, and
2. Decreased lethality of the unit (versus all male units)
...we get called misogynists/bigots and all sorts of labels which seem unseemly for speaking the fricking truth.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 5:53 pm to Pvt Hudson
quote:True. But Zelensky doesn't give two shits about how "his" soldiers are suffering. How long can he keep running this scam of a war? Oh, I know. As long as we keep them with money and shite to do it. Plus, our munitions are at dangerous levels.
War is hell, sweetie.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:03 pm to WPBTiger
It’s almost like women were never designed to be soldiers.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:03 pm to WPBTiger
It’s almost like women were never designed to be soldiers.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:15 pm to WPBTiger
I bet none of that is true.
Look at that picture.
clean rifle, clean uniform, clean hands, no gloves, wearing expensive apple watch looking thing...may as well be Malcolm Nance out there.
100% fake
Look at that picture.
clean rifle, clean uniform, clean hands, no gloves, wearing expensive apple watch looking thing...may as well be Malcolm Nance out there.
100% fake
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:19 pm to WPBTiger
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Try to go to the toilet in the woods at 4 degrees Fahrenheit
Shitting in the woods when it’s 40 degrees?
I do that like every couple deer hunts.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:20 pm to WPBTiger
"Women can't lay in a ditch for 30 days".
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:22 pm to WPBTiger
3rd trimester gals need to gtfo of the war zone. This isn't some Marvel superhero movie or a fantastical girl-boss story.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:27 pm to AU66
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It’s almost like women were never designed to be soldiers.
Oh boy, now you've done gone and did it!
Posted on 7/11/23 at 6:28 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Congrats to all of them for standing up for their country and hopefully they can kick the Ruskies arse out of there.
Yeah, I saw a bunch of these "warriors" at the opening of that new discotheque in Keeve /s/ last month or so.
Place was packed with people defending their country and dancing the night away worried about their comrades at the front.
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