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Since February, more than six million Ukrainians have left their country and as many have been internally displaced. As the Ukrainian army is an overwhelmingly male institution, the war has led to the separation of many men from their spouses and children. This column argues that this factor may have unintended, long-term consequences for the welfare of Ukrainian households.
Kateryna spent 11 months as a paramedic on the front line. Back in civilian life, she worked in television, but in 2018 joined efforts to set up the Ukrainian Women’s Veteran Movement, of which she became the deputy chairman. Read more and see images here.