Women in Ukraine's Drone Roles
Over 5,500 women serve on front lines as drone operators and technicians.
Monka joined the Unmanned Systems Battalion as a First Person View drone pilot.
4.2% of Ukraine's military forces are women, per spokesperson Olha Meloshyna.
Khartiia Corps launched a women-focused recruitment campaign with Dignitas Foundation.
Commanders expect more women applying for combat and noncombat roles, increasing drone flights toward Russia.
Drone roles are not safer as Russians actively hunt operators.
Kyiv leaders view expanding personnel as a security guarantee, despite resistance and peace talks about force size.
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