Several years ago, life of an ordinary Ukrainian changed forever: the war, betrayal, and a daily struggle came into our reality.

Ukrainians have shown themselves more than dignified, thousands of volunteers and conscripts have stood up to defence their land.

But among them there is a special category of defenders, who look unusual with machine guns on the front line: in the Ukrainian Army almost 50 thousand women are serving and working. If at first Ukrainians were volunteers and doctors, for today more than 1.5 thousand of Ukrainians have received the status of combatants. Now the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has allowed women to become snipers, as well as riflemen and mechanics of combat vehicles. Hard times require out-of-the-box decisions.

In the Israeli army women have been serving for many decades. Every fifth soldier in Israel is a woman. A girl in a uniform and with a gun is quite a familiar picture for Israel. If at first women were united in a single unit, now they are serving alongside with men. Moreover, very often, they are an example for men. In Israel they believe that women in the army do not distract the soldiers, but vice versa they are an incentive for them. Women serve in all parts of the Israeli army. Army service for Israeli women starts from the age of 17 and lasts for almost 2 years. In Israel, no one longer sees women-soldiers as something special. And for the women themselves, army service is not something unusual: rather it is a way to master one more profession.

Today in Israel women fly fighter planes, are involved in the reconnaissance, drive tanks, command infantry and naval forces. 26% of the officers of the Israeli army are women, almost all combat specialties are open for them.

Of course, almost every woman is associated with the home-fire and motherhood. But the reality is that women today defend their land together with men, once again proving that any work is within their scope of abilities.