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US officials: 70K Ukrainian soldiers died in the war, up to 120K more wounded
With tens of thousands of Ukrainian men killed or wounded in the war, Ukrainian women are taking on new roles as these losses reshape the workforce.
American officials estimate that at least 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war and that up to 120,000 more have been wounded, the Economist reported. According to the analytical article, this led to a shortage of male workers, opening opportunities for women.
The war has caused massive disruption to Ukraine’s labor force with 4.8 million people losing their jobs almost overnight when Russia attacked, the report states. While unemployment has eased from over 30% last spring to 18.4% in October 2023, it remains well above pre-war levels.
According to the report, 17% of Ukrainian workers have changed professions since the start of the war, and hundreds of thousands have been conscripted. With more men called up for military service, demand is growing for workers in traditionally male-dominated sectors.
Meanwhile, the report showed that there are signs women are playing an increasing role in Ukraine’s battered economy, the report suggests. For example, 51% of the 36,000 small and medium-sized companies registered in Ukraine so far this year are run by women, according to Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s economy minister.
The report argues the coming years will require many doctors and psychologists to care for wounded veterans, with women likely filling most of these positions. It adds the energy, transport and defence sectors are also expected to attract more female employees as they play a major role in postwar reconstruction.
However, Ukraine still has progress to make on gender equality, the report highlights. Women’s workforce participation has declined, falling from 54% in 1990 to 48% before the invasion. The gender pay gap has narrowed from 26% to 18.6% but remains above the EU average of 12.7%, according to the report. It states a Soviet-era law banning women from 450 professions was repealed in 2017.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the number of women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces has increased by 40% compared to 2021. Almost 43,000 servicewomen are currently serving.
It’s explained by the lifted restrictions on women’s access to all military positions. Previously, women could serve mainly as medical specialists, signalmen, accountants, clerks and cooks. However, now a female soldier in Ukraine’s army can be a driver, grenade launcher, deputy commander of a reconnaissance group, commander of an infantry fighting vehicle, repairman, machine gunner, sniper, etc.
In addition, age restrictions for women have been lifted. Previously, a woman could sign a contract for military service up to the age of 40, but now the age has risen to 60, on par with men.
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With tens of thousands of Ukrainian men killed or wounded in the war, Ukrainian women are taking on new roles as these losses reshape the workforce.
American officials estimate that at least 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war and that up to 120,000 more have been wounded, the Economist reported. According to the analytical article, this led to a shortage of male workers, opening opportunities for women.
The war has caused massive disruption to Ukraine’s labor force with 4.8 million people losing their jobs almost overnight when Russia attacked, the report states. While unemployment has eased from over 30% last spring to 18.4% in October 2023, it remains well above pre-war levels.
According to the report, 17% of Ukrainian workers have changed professions since the start of the war, and hundreds of thousands have been conscripted. With more men called up for military service, demand is growing for workers in traditionally male-dominated sectors.
Meanwhile, the report showed that there are signs women are playing an increasing role in Ukraine’s battered economy, the report suggests. For example, 51% of the 36,000 small and medium-sized companies registered in Ukraine so far this year are run by women, according to Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s economy minister.
The report argues the coming years will require many doctors and psychologists to care for wounded veterans, with women likely filling most of these positions. It adds the energy, transport and defence sectors are also expected to attract more female employees as they play a major role in postwar reconstruction.
However, Ukraine still has progress to make on gender equality, the report highlights. Women’s workforce participation has declined, falling from 54% in 1990 to 48% before the invasion. The gender pay gap has narrowed from 26% to 18.6% but remains above the EU average of 12.7%, according to the report. It states a Soviet-era law banning women from 450 professions was repealed in 2017.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the number of women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces has increased by 40% compared to 2021. Almost 43,000 servicewomen are currently serving.
It’s explained by the lifted restrictions on women’s access to all military positions. Previously, women could serve mainly as medical specialists, signalmen, accountants, clerks and cooks. However, now a female soldier in Ukraine’s army can be a driver, grenade launcher, deputy commander of a reconnaissance group, commander of an infantry fighting vehicle, repairman, machine gunner, sniper, etc.
In addition, age restrictions for women have been lifted. Previously, a woman could sign a contract for military service up to the age of 40, but now the age has risen to 60, on par with men.
US officials: 70K Ukrainian soldiers died in the war, up to 120K more wounded - Euromaidan Press
With tens of thousands of Ukrainian men killed or wounded in the war, Ukrainian women are taking on new roles as these losses reshape the workforce.
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Both sides are going all in, though Ukraine can go much deeper than the Russians, they have little choice with their backs to the wall. IMO 5 times as many Russians died so far, and it looks like a lot more will before it's over. The Russians are complaining of the slaughter on their side all the time, confirming Ukrainian estimates. I think the Russians have a higher ratio of KIA because of poor medical treatment, if they get it at all. How are they supposed to evacuate the wounded to the rear if blocking troops shoot them if they try to leave the front?US officials: 70K Ukrainian soldiers died in the war, up to 120K more wounded
With tens of thousands of Ukrainian men killed or wounded in the war, Ukrainian women are taking on new roles as these losses reshape the workforce.
American officials estimate that at least 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war and that up to 120,000 more have been wounded, the Economist reported. According to the analytical article, this led to a shortage of male workers, opening opportunities for women.
The war has caused massive disruption to Ukraine’s labor force with 4.8 million people losing their jobs almost overnight when Russia attacked, the report states. While unemployment has eased from over 30% last spring to 18.4% in October 2023, it remains well above pre-war levels.
According to the report, 17% of Ukrainian workers have changed professions since the start of the war, and hundreds of thousands have been conscripted. With more men called up for military service, demand is growing for workers in traditionally male-dominated sectors.
Meanwhile, the report showed that there are signs women are playing an increasing role in Ukraine’s battered economy, the report suggests. For example, 51% of the 36,000 small and medium-sized companies registered in Ukraine so far this year are run by women, according to Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s economy minister.
The report argues the coming years will require many doctors and psychologists to care for wounded veterans, with women likely filling most of these positions. It adds the energy, transport and defence sectors are also expected to attract more female employees as they play a major role in postwar reconstruction.
However, Ukraine still has progress to make on gender equality, the report highlights. Women’s workforce participation has declined, falling from 54% in 1990 to 48% before the invasion. The gender pay gap has narrowed from 26% to 18.6% but remains above the EU average of 12.7%, according to the report. It states a Soviet-era law banning women from 450 professions was repealed in 2017.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the number of women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces has increased by 40% compared to 2021. Almost 43,000 servicewomen are currently serving.
It’s explained by the lifted restrictions on women’s access to all military positions. Previously, women could serve mainly as medical specialists, signalmen, accountants, clerks and cooks. However, now a female soldier in Ukraine’s army can be a driver, grenade launcher, deputy commander of a reconnaissance group, commander of an infantry fighting vehicle, repairman, machine gunner, sniper, etc.
In addition, age restrictions for women have been lifted. Previously, a woman could sign a contract for military service up to the age of 40, but now the age has risen to 60, on par with men.
US officials: 70K Ukrainian soldiers died in the war, up to 120K more wounded - Euromaidan Press
With tens of thousands of Ukrainian men killed or wounded in the war, Ukrainian women are taking on new roles as these losses reshape the workforce.
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General Ben Hodges - Tensions Rising In Russia, Ukraine Will Take Crimea
In this video, General Ben Hodges discusses rising tensions in Russia and Ukraine, and how Crimea will likely take center stage.
General Ben Hodges is a lieutenant general in the United States Army and he is currently the commanding general of the United States Army Europe. He has over 37 years of experience in the military and he has served in a variety of roles, including at the Pentagon and as the commander of U.S. Army Forces Command. In this video, General Ben Hodges discusses the tensions between Russia and Ukraine and how Crimea may play a role in the upcoming conflict.
DIY-HP-LED
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Not including Wagner and other dead.
Putin loses 300,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine says UK intelligence
Russia has lost a staggering 302,000 soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine and tens of thousands more have deserted, according to new UK figures.
The stats don't include countless more who were mown down fighting for pro-Putin organisations like the Wagner group.
The fresh estimates from British military intelligence highlight just how big the blow is to Putin's war effort as he continues to hopelessly push forward in Ukraine.
Russia is said to have suffered its biggest losses of the year in a failed push to surround Avdiivka, where vidoes show tanks blown up and bodies strewn on the battlefield.
Putin loses 300,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine says UK intelligence
Russia has lost a staggering 302,000 soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine and tens of thousands more have deserted, according to new UK figures.
The stats don't include countless more who were mown down fighting for pro-Putin organisations like the Wagner group.
The fresh estimates from British military intelligence highlight just how big the blow is to Putin's war effort as he continues to hopelessly push forward in Ukraine.
Russia is said to have suffered its biggest losses of the year in a failed push to surround Avdiivka, where vidoes show tanks blown up and bodies strewn on the battlefield.
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And yet Russia is gaining ground along the front (even it is only hundreds of meters at a time). When you do not care about soldiers or equipment you are going to claim territory. Americans say that the loses for Ukraine is 70k killed and 120k injured. 190k as compared to 300k is not that great when Russia has three times the people.
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I figure they will run out of equipment and logistics before troops. America could end this war quickly with a different mix of weapons, long range ATACMs and permission to hit targets in Russia, or even just in Ukraine. Winning the war next summer will deplete the Russians further and it is an election year in America and a victory will be good for Joe. Cynical perhaps, but everybody from Ben Hodges to every other pundit is casting about for a reason for American reticence and just in time delivery of arms and munitions, and that is my explanation for most of it, in the past year at least. By the time Ukraine gets F-16s in the field, next spring I figure, The Russian AA defenses should be whittled down considerably, and it will be safer for them to operate. If the Russian's aren't gone by the time they arrive, they should be the final blow to drive them out of the country.
Obviously, Ukraine thinks Russian oil in retaliation is more important than hitting their grid and has fewer international law complications. They know what will hurt the Russian's most and can obviously reach out and touch it. Their economy is not doing well, and oil revenue is about all they have left, attacking oil and gas infrastructure would cut export revenues and military fuel supplies.
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Let's talk about Rudy, Ukraine, and it not being a surprise....
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Let's talk about why Russia hasn't quit....
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Maybe this has something to do with Ukraine choosing to hit Russian oil and gas infrastructure in retaliation for attacks on its grid. No war crimes complications and if Uncle Sam wants it, there must be a good reason, no money no war is the simple logic.
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US seeks to thwart Russia’s ambition to become a major LNG exporter Washington has for the first time added Russian liquefied natural gas to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
US seeks to thwart Russia’s ambition to become a major LNG exporter
Washington has for the first time added Russian liquefied natural gas to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
US seeks to thwart Russia’s ambition to become a major LNG exporter Washington has for the first time added Russian liquefied natural gas to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
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One wonders how the Russians are doing so little with so much, I'm surprised at their production rate of essentially useless junk on a modern battlefield. FPV drones are chasing around terrified tank and APC crew's miles behind the lines and a hit on that junk is often fatal for those inside. I'm more concerned with their acquisition and production of FPV and other types of drones, they and artillery seem to have the biggest impact on the battlefield.
Conversely one wonders how the Ukrainians have done so well in comparison with a Bridgehead across the river in Kherson and the Russians long ago resorting to extreme desperation on all fronts with blocking troops behind the lines with orders to shoot to kill. It will be a harder winter on the Russians in Ukraine with logistical problems than the Ukrainian troops who have been preparing.
War is unpredictable and one must expect setbacks and disasters, it is a struggle after all, but one that the west, particularly America could end quickly with the right kind of military support, the Russian's can only end their misery by leaving all of Ukraine.
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I think the advanced Russian military equipment is the hardest to replace and the highest priority target for Ukraine. Particularly their AA defense capability to make it safer for the F-16 when they arrive with their glide bombs and cruise missiles. By next summer the Russians should be attired a lot more going at this pace and ripe for an offensive. They can get the bodies, but can they equip them and feed them in the field. Right now, they don't need to feed them much since they die so quickly.
www.newsweek.com
Mystery over Russia's "disappearing" air defenses
Bellingcat, an OSINT (open source intelligence) outlet, looked into the matter amid an uptick in Russian military cargo flights.
www.newsweek.com
BudmanTX
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bout fucking time someone goes after Assad.....
DIY-HP-LED
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Without Russian support his number might be up sooner than he thinks with all the trouble brewing in the region.
BudmanTX
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during the civil war the opposing factions almost got him.....kinda wished they did....