Pink Rockets And Drones: How Ukrainian Women Warriors Troll The Occupiers
Ukrainians exploit the worst fears of their "macho opponents".
Drone manufacturer Wild Hornets handed over a special batch of its Sting interceptor drones to Ukrainian defenders. The difference from the standard Shahed-killer is that these drones were pink in color, because the unit was headed by a woman and the operators were also women.
As Forbes writes, the war against Russia is also a cultural war, so Ukrainian female warriors are exploiting "the worst fears of their macho opponents."
It is known that about 70,000 women serve in the Ukrainian army, of which only 5,500 are in combat zones. According to activists, sexism is still a problem, and some female military personnel complain of entrenched prejudice.
This is a military that only relatively recently emerged from the Soviet system, and many senior officers are considered remnants of Soviet times.
A 2018 poll showed that 53% of Ukrainians support the idea of equality between women and men in military service.
Author's summary: Ukrainian women warriors use pink drones to troll their opponents.