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UKRAINIAN WOMEN AT WAR THREAD
1/7 In 1914, Ukrainian women joined the ranks of the official army for the first time in history. They earned officer ranks, command and received awards for bravery.
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1/7 In 1914, Ukrainian women joined the ranks of the official army for the first time in history. They earned officer ranks, command and received awards for bravery.
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2/7 It is known about three women who were the first in the world to receive officer ranks in military service: Olena Stepaniv, Sofiya Galechko, and Hanna Dmyterko.
During the WWI, a female platoon fought as part of the Legion of “Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.”
During the WWI, a female platoon fought as part of the Legion of “Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.”
3/7 Their exact number is unknown, but there are confirmations of 34 of them. 21-year-old Olena Stepaniv, a well-known community activist, led the platoon.
They study infantry tactics, shooting, combat medicine, and care of the wounded.
They study infantry tactics, shooting, combat medicine, and care of the wounded.
UKRAINIAN BAKHMUT OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THREAD
1/7 "Nowhere in those years was the Ukrainian idea manifested as strongly as in the villages around Bakhmut. Nowhere in the region is a district that would have produced more resistance commanders than Bakhmut."
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1/7 "Nowhere in those years was the Ukrainian idea manifested as strongly as in the villages around Bakhmut. Nowhere in the region is a district that would have produced more resistance commanders than Bakhmut."
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2/7 More than a century ago, Bakhmut was not only the center of Ukrainian life in the region; it was the center of Donbas. The community spread over the modern north of the Donetsk region. All administrative and business centers were located in Bakhmut, the regional capital.
3/7 Bakhmut, as a full-fledged settlement, was founded by the Cossacks of the Izyum regiment in the 17th century. From the beginning, Bakhmut developed as an industrial city. First, there were salt mines, and later coal deposits were found.
