Talk:Women drone operators in the Ukrainian military
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Hey @Shwabb1, thanks very much for your reply at Talk:Oleshky Sich. I've read it and will consider what to do with it later.
For now, I was wondering if you had anything to add to this new article that I published last night? I've focussed almost exclusively on English-language sources (even if some were originally written in Ukrainian), but maybe you've seen or are able to find important ones I'm still missing?
I was planning to translate this article to Ukrainian later on, so it would be practical to add anything missing now before I do so. I hope you like it! Good day, NLeeuw (talk) 21:04, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hello and sorry for the delay. I looked at a number of Ukrainian-language sources and many of them reiterate what's already cited here (relying on The Washington Post, United24, etc.). From what I could find, maybe the statistics could be partially updated; in particular, according to 24 Kanal, as of Spring 2026 there are over 75 thousand women in AFU. Hromadske further divides this into 56 thousand soldiers and 19 thousand civilians; over 20 thousand are in combat positions. These numbers come from Oksana Hryhorieva, who was appointed as Gender Adviser of the General Staff of the AFU in 2025. It may be worth mentioning her here as well, though she's more relevant to the broader topic of Women in the Ukrainian military. Overall the article looks great and I did not notice any obvious gaps. Shwabb1 ⟨taco⟩ 13:02, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
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The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 04:19, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
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Drone operator "Ksena", (June 2026)
- ... that thousands of women are serving as drone operators in the Ukrainian military (example pictured)?
- Source: Arhirova, Hanna (7 December 2025). "Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
(adjoining video) "Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield". Associated Press Archive. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ALT1: ... that in May 2026, 20% of new recruits training to serve in the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine were women (example pictured)? Source: "Drone Force recruits more women as female share reaches 20 percent in drone units". Mezha. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ALT2: ... that various observers consider women drone operators in the Ukrainian military (example pictured) an essential part of Ukraine's war-time defence against Russia's invasion?
Source: A: O'Grady, Siobhán; Khudov, Kostiantyn; Parafeniuk, Oksana (28 November 2025). "'We won't win this war without women': Ukraine's first all-female drone unit joins the fight against Russia". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
(Ukrainian translation) O'Grady, Siobhán; Khudov, Kostiantyn; Parafeniuk, Oksana (2025-12-03). "«Ми не виграємо цю війну без жінок» — матеріал The Washington Post про перший жіночий екіпаж ударних дронів у складі НГУ — Тайфун" [‘We won’t win this war without women’ — a Washington Post article on the National Guard’s first all-female strike drone crew — Typhoon]. "Тайфун" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-07-01.
Source B: "Drone Force recruits more women as female share reaches 20 percent in drone units". Mezha. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
Source C: Kirichenko, David (9 April 2026). "The Women Holding Ukraine's Defense Together: Since 2022, Ukraine has sought to integrate women into its armed forces more effectively, especially in drone operations". The National Interest. Retrieved 2026-06-30. - Reviewed:
- Comment: I was inspired to write this, and apparently it worked pretty well. According to MilHistBot, the article is already B-class, which is quite humbling for a newly created page. It's been years since I've last done a DYK, but I hope this is a good one.
Created by Nederlandse Leeuw (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
NLeeuw (talk) 20:41, 3 July 2026 (UTC).
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New, long enough. Neutral, sourced, plagiarism free. Hooks cited and interesting; I personally prefer ALT2. Image is free, used in article and visually intriguing; I have trimmed the caption and those of other images in the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:50, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
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