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Ukrainian War Widows Celebrate Homeland Amidst Recovery.

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News

Ukrainian women are joining the military and becoming frontline medics to aid the war effort, even at the risk of orphaning their children. With 42,000 women serving in the armed forces, including 5,000 on the front line, there are no figures specifying how many joined after -- or because -- their partners were killed on the front lines. The desire to fight Russia's invasion is not driven by a need to take revenge, but rather the need to finish what their loved ones started.

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The Lingering Pain of Ukraine's War Widows.

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News

The number of women widowed by Russian forces in Ukraine is growing, with neither side disclosing the exact figures of troops killed. Social media groups for war widows have doubled in size since the conflict began. President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted widows and their children at an honors ceremony to reassure next of kin their loved ones' sacrifice had not been in vain. Support groups have been created to help widows cope with their grief, offering logistical and moral support, and a platform for nearly one thousand widows country-wide to share.

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