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Inside the World of Ukraine’s Women Warriors


Lera Burlakova first traveled to eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region in 2014 as a journalist to report on the violence between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces. After a week of covering the war in the town of Pisky, Burlakova decided writing about it was not enough: She wanted to fight for her country. “I couldn’t stand aside,” says Burlakova, 30. “I came back to Kiev for three days, quit my job and returned to Pisky as a soldier.”

Almost three years later, Burlakova is an experienced veteran in a war that has led to the deaths of more than …read more

Source: Newsweek

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