We support women in the military, protect the rights of women in the security and defense forces, and help women veterans return to civilian life.
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2015

Advocacy campaign "Invisible Battalion"

2018

The first takeoff of the Women's Veteran Movement. 63 combat positions were opened

2022

Volunteering. Advocacy. Physical and psychological rehabilitation

3000+

members of the 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.

News

“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
“Now There Will Be a Movement Here”
We are relaunching the branch in Lviv to support women veterans and active servicewomen of the city and the region The goal of the project is to unite active servicewomen and women veterans of the city and region around the branch, to inform them that there is now a place in Lviv where they are[...]
14.05.2026
Research on the Needs of Women and Men Veterans in Lviv Region and Accessibility of Services
The VETERANKA Movement is launching its local branch in Lviv and the Lviv region. To ensure effective work of our team, we are conducting a survey among women and men veterans in the region. The aim of the research is to understand the real situation regarding the accessibility of services for[...]
07.05.2026
United Tech launched a course for women and men veterans
Global IT product development company United Tech has launched Veteran Product Lab, a course for women and men veterans. The program is an intensive training course designed to help veterans transition into product IT. Participants will receive a strong theoretical foundation through lectures,[...]
07.05.2026
«I don’t tell my story to be pitied. I tell it so people know what Russian captivity is really like»
Tetiana Buhai is a former combat medic of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade «Azov» of the National Guard of Ukraine, a veteran and member of the VETERANKA movement, who joined the defense of the country on the first day of the full-scale invasion. She survived the siege of Mariupol, the loss of[...]
07.05.2026
“An acute sense of justice would not allow me to stand aside — I knew I had to be there”
Solomiia “Gloria” Chernykhivska is a former military correspondent of the Azov press service, a veteran, and a sister-in-arms of the VETERANKA movement. Solomiia Chernykhivska has gone from a student of a music academy to a military correspondent of Azov, where for more than five years she[...]
24.04.2026
“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
“Now There Will Be a Movement Here”
We are relaunching the branch in Lviv to support women veterans and active servicewomen of the city and the region The goal of the project is to unite active servicewomen and women veterans of the city and region around the branch, to inform them that there is now a place in Lviv where they are[...]
14.05.2026
Research on the Needs of Women and Men Veterans in Lviv Region and Accessibility of Services
The VETERANKA Movement is launching its local branch in Lviv and the Lviv region. To ensure effective work of our team, we are conducting a survey among women and men veterans in the region. The aim of the research is to understand the real situation regarding the accessibility of services for[...]
07.05.2026
United Tech launched a course for women and men veterans
Global IT product development company United Tech has launched Veteran Product Lab, a course for women and men veterans. The program is an intensive training course designed to help veterans transition into product IT. Participants will receive a strong theoretical foundation through lectures,[...]
07.05.2026
«I don’t tell my story to be pitied. I tell it so people know what Russian captivity is really like»
Tetiana Buhai is a former combat medic of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade «Azov» of the National Guard of Ukraine, a veteran and member of the VETERANKA movement, who joined the defense of the country on the first day of the full-scale invasion. She survived the siege of Mariupol, the loss of[...]
07.05.2026
“An acute sense of justice would not allow me to stand aside — I knew I had to be there”
Solomiia “Gloria” Chernykhivska is a former military correspondent of the Azov press service, a veteran, and a sister-in-arms of the VETERANKA movement. Solomiia Chernykhivska has gone from a student of a music academy to a military correspondent of Azov, where for more than five years she[...]
24.04.2026