There was too Olena Kushnir, doctor of the Ukrainian National Guard, among the hundred women on the front lines in the defense of Mariupol to the end. According to journalist Tetyana Danylenko, they remained in the ranks of those who did not leave the city during the Russian siege.
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Olena and the other fighters
Olena Kushnir has died in recent battles. Olena had managed to evacuate her little son in the past few days. In the first days of the war she had lost her husband. In March, she shot a video witnessing the city’s martyrdom and pleading with the West for help: “Don’t pity me, I’m a doctor, a fighter, I’m Ukrainian, I’m doing my duty.” She said.
According to recent estimates, women make up 15% of the Ukrainian army. In the early stages of the war, former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna made headlines when she joined the resistance against the Russians. The model posted the footage on Instagram, showing herself equipped and armed, ready to risk her life alongside the armed resistance.
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