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Rising Leadership, Frontline Roles, and FPV Drone Training
Women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces are redefining what strength, leadership, and modern warfare look like. Every day, they prove that courage has no gender and that impact comes from skill, dedication, and character – not stereotypes.
And the numbers tell a powerful story.
More than 70,000 Ukrainian women now serve in the country’s Security and Defense Forces. Every sixth service member is a woman. Over 5,500 serve directly on the front lines. And more than 40 percent of all women in uniform already hold officer ranks – leading teams, managing missions, and saving lives.
In fact, Ukraine is now among Europe’s leaders in the number of women serving in the military, especially in combat roles.
But beyond the statistics is a deeper truth: women are reshaping the face of this war.
With our Dutch partner Protect Ukraine, we launched the Female Point of View (FPV) initiative – a project designed to equip and train women who choose one of the most complex and high-pressure roles in modern combat: piloting FPV drones.
Dignitas Ukraine is also deeply involved in preparing women for these roles. Through our training programs, women learn everything from FPV fundamentals to advanced piloting, battlefield navigation, and mission planning. Many arrive with little technical experience — and leave as confident operators capable of handling high-risk, high-impact drone missions. Our instructors work closely with each trainee, ensuring they gain both the practical skills and the mindset needed to succeed in fast-changing combat conditions.
These women perform missions that demand precision, calm, and technical skill – from reconnaissance to eliminating enemy equipment. Some came into the military with no technical background at all, and within just two to three months became capable, confident, and highly effective FPV drone pilots.
They operate drones. They command units. They innovate. They break old ideas about who belongs on the battlefield.
And today, their presence is changing much more than tactics – it is changing the meaning of leadership for future generations.
If you want to support these extraordinary women, there is a simple and powerful way to do it:
If you give them the gear – they’ll handle the rest.
