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.


#TrueHistoryUA 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.”

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."

#TrueHistoryUA 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.

1/6 TDF History thread. The Territorial Defence Forces were formed after the reorganization of the Territorial Defence Battalions, volunteer militias created during the war in Donbas, 2014, under the command of the Ministry of Defence. 2/6 Territorial Defence units existed from 2015 until 2021 in semi-organized forms until 2022 when they were formally organized as the Territorial Defence Forces.

WHAT IS TDF THREAD

1/7 The Territorial Defense Forces is the youngest and one of the largest branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It consists of highly motivated and dedicated Ukrainian citizens who volunteered to serve their country. 2/7 The TDF was originally designed to be light infantry units - able to quickly respond to threats in their local area. We're deployed throughout Ukraine, both on the front lines in active combat operations (East and South) and in locations of potential threat (Belarus border)