Over 5,000 female soldiers serve in war zone in Ukraine.

The number of women serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has considerably increased since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

While in 2014, the total number of women in the AFU was 49,926, including 16,557 servicewomen, as of October 2023, the number of women in the Armed Forces increased to 62,062, including 43,479 servicewomen. This is 7.3% of the total number of Ukrainian forces, as reported by the Military Media Centre.

"We have the largest number of women on the battlefield in Ukraine in modern world history. They prove themselves not only as good military financiers or doctors but also as brave servicewomen faithfully defending their homeland," said Nataliia Kalmykova, Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister.