KYIV - A factory specializing in women’s military clothing in Ukraine has employed an all-female team of seamstresses to address the country’s shortage of specialized gear for women.
The factory has produced specialized gear for more than 10,000 female soldiers in three years since the Russian invasion.
Iryna Nykorak, a Ukrainian lawmaker, is leading the effort. Frustrated by the lack of suitable uniforms, she partnered with the public and various organizations to provide free specialized gear tailored for women soldiers.
“When I recognized that women defenders in the Ukrainian army had to wear men’s underwear, men’s uniform, and everything that was created and sewed according to men’s body shape, I wanted to change this situation,” Nykorak told Rudaw in Kyiv.
She said that thousands of Ukrainian women joining the army as volunteers encouraged her to “change the situation.”
Victoria, who recently returned from the frontlines of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, has been serving in the Ukrainian army since she was 19.