Pink Rockets And Drones: How Ukrainian Women Warriors Troll The Occupiers
Ukrainians exploit the worst fears of their "macho opponents".
Last week, drone manufacturer Wild Hornets handed over a special batch of its Sting interceptor drones to Ukrainian defenders. The difference from the standard Shahed-killer is that these drones were pink in color, because the unit was headed by a woman and the operators were also women.
As Forbes writes, the war against Russia is also a cultural war, so Ukrainian female warriors are exploiting "the worst fears of their macho opponents."
This is a military that only relatively recently emerged from the Soviet system, and many senior officers are considered remnants of Soviet times.
- About 70,000 women serve in the Ukrainian army.
- Only 5,500 are in combat zones.
- A 2018 poll showed that 53% of Ukrainians support the idea of equality between women and men in military service.
Author's summary: Ukrainian women warriors use pink drones to troll occupiers.