While the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, the 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army, which includes more than 60 thousand women, carries out military activities.
Women in the brigade are also continuing their preparatory work in the Zaporozhye region to undertake tasks in various fields on the front line.
An educational event was organized for women, including military press officers, health experts and psychologists.
The women, who had passed through various obstacles in conditions similar to the situation at the front, were supervised by working on different war scenarios.
At the end of the event, the women in question were presented with berets indicating that they belonged to the brigade.
“Women need to be psychologically prepared”
Anna Dzumza, the press officer of the 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade, said, “Only women participated in this event today. We are preparing these women psychologically to continue at the front.”
Noting that the women in question took on various duties in the brigade, Dzumza said, “All of the women come from different professional fields. There are doctors, psychologists and press officers among them. Women who are health professionals will provide medical support to the soldiers at the front, and psychologists will provide psychological support to the soldiers.”
Dzumza said that some women took part in the front and said, “Women need to be psychologically prepared to help the soldiers at the front. Today, they prepared under difficult conditions. No one was left stranded, they succeeded. After the training, all of the women will go to the front. For this, they were presented with berets. ‘ he said.
Sharing the information that there are more than 60 thousand women in the Ukrainian army, Dzumza said that many women join the army voluntarily.
“Women’s preparation process is carried out under conditions similar to the situation at the front”
Orest, the captain of the 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade, who supervised the preparation process of the women and did not want to give their surname, stated that the preparation process of the women was carried out under conditions similar to the situation at the front, and used the following statements:
“Women worked on the evacuation scenario within an hour, going through various stages and obstacles. There were explosions with them in this process. Women will be psychologically prepared for the situation at the front and will act with a different perception during their duty. Women need to be prepared to assist the soldiers fighting at the front. For women to have the brigade’s beret, they have to prove that they are ready.”