![]() The research project, also entitled “Invisible Battalion,” revealed that, concerning women, an old Soviet attitude still permeated the Ukrainian Army. She is a founder of the Ukrainian Center for Aerial Reconnaissance in Kyiv and a winner of the Kyiv Post’s Top 30 Under 30 award.īerlinska started the project to raise awareness about the role of women in Ukraine’s army and the volunteer battalions who helped halt the invasion by the Russian-separatist forces in the early stages of the war in 2014.Ī trailer for the “Invisible Battalion,” a documentary featuring Ukrainian women soldiers. ![]() Berlinska volunteered to fly drones for the Ukrainian Army and train others to operate drones for surveillance of enemy positions. The research project was coordinated by Mariya Berlinska, a former military volunteer. The film emerged out of a 2016 sociology research project, partly funded by the United Nations Women organization which promotes gender equality and empowerment for women and the Ukrainian Women’s Fund. The 89-minute-long documentary in Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles is called “Invisible Battalion” – a reference to the fact that many people in Ukraine know very little about the extensive part played by women at the front lines of the fight against invading Russian regular soldiers and Moscow-controlled “separatist” forces in Donbas. CARDIFF, Wales – A documentary film about the important but under-publicized role of women in Ukraine’s armed forces went on a tour of prestigious British venues last week.
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