The Women Veterans Movement

ABOUT US

VETERANKA Movement is the first and only community of women in Ukraine with combat experience, founded by women veterans in 2018. We support women in the military, protect the rights of women in the security and defense sector, help women veterans reintegrate into civilian life, and foster women’s leadership and active participation in rebuilding Ukraine.

Vision:

Ukraine is a state with a strong, professional military, where there is no room for gender-based manipulation and women face no barriers to career advancement or decision-making. The consequences of the war have been overcome through the effective reintegration of veterans into society. Women and men veterans successfully realize their potential in civilian life and become economically independent.

Mission:

To support the women who joined the security and defense sector, organized the home front, and transformed society’s perception of women’s roles — to sustain their resilience throughout the war and to foster women’s leadership and proactivity for building sustainable peace and contributing to Ukraine’s recovery.

Details

News

What Awaits Participants of the Hero’s Compass Adventure Counseling Program

From July 9–12 and July 19–26, a free Hero’s Compass Adventure Counseling Program for women veterans will take place in Truskavets. The program will be led by a team of experts, including an art therapist, a veteran mentor, and experienced outdoor guides. The program includes rock[...]

08.07.2026

"Do not fear us. Give us the tools to return"

Kateryna Pryimak, Head of the Women Veteran Movement, spoke at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In her address, she talked about the experience of Ukrainian veterans, returning from war, the invisibility of women in veteran policy, mental health, accessibility, dignity, and the[...]

24.06.2026

“Life does not end after service — it becomes different”

Bohdana Korovaieva — ATO veteran and reserve officer, founder of the “Territory SPA” center Bohdana Korovaieva is an ATO participant, former sanitary instructor of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Ostroh Princes and the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed[...]

22.05.2026

We strengthen evacuation efforts on the most difficult sections of the front and delivers the unique robotic complex “Maul”

On May 20, the VETERANKA movement, together with legendary Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko, are transferring the “Maul” ground robotic complex to the “Vedmedi” Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 39th Separate Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This will be the first marine[...]

21.05.2026

“I am not a girl here, but a servicewoman”

Kateryna “Zelena” Drapiata, veteran, senior soldier, sanitary instructor of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar,” sister-in-arms of the Lviv branch of the VETERANKA movement “We must continue what we started” The turning point for me was January 2014, during the[...]

19.05.2026

“I learned to put myself back together piece by piece”

Veteran Tetiana Chudnovets on war and creativity as therapy Tetiana Chudnovets is a sister-in-arms of the Vinnytsia branch of the VETERANKA movement, an ATO veteran, writer, and veteran support specialist in the Makhnivka community. Since 2014, Tetiana volunteered, and in 2017 she joined the[...]

14.05.2026