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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 the battlefield and ...

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Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldiers sat huddled in their dark dugout, all focus and nerve - Viktoriia’s eyes shifting frantically between two screens, Tetiana’s hands clutching a ...

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 ...

Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Ella Gonzales is a 2024 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. Clutching her 5-year-old son, Klement, close to her heart, Kamilla Kosenko ...

Female Ukrainian cadets, wearing new military uniforms designed specially for women, take part in a training during the "Uniform matters" event organised to present the outfit and test it under ...

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