She sits in the right seat of the attack helicopter next to the crew commander.
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19.07.2025

She sits in the right seat of the attack helicopter next to the crew commander.

She sits in the right seat of the attack helicopter next to the crew commander.

She sits in the right seat of a combat helicopter next to the crew commander. Her hair is thoughtfully braided - because it's more convenient when you put on a helmet. She is collected, focused, because during takeoff you need to warn your partner in time about obstacles to the helicopter that lie in wait ahead.

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"Piloting a helicopter is a job that any woman can do, just like a man. Takeoff and landing are the most difficult. And everything else is not as difficult as it might seem," says 22-year-old Kateryna, the only female combat helicopter pilot in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

We talk about the defender's childhood dream that came true, her service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the attitude towards female pilots in the army today in our Saturday column "Know Yours, Yours, and Ours."

📚Based on materials from ICTV Facts, Censor.NET, Online Media "Glavkom Information Agency".

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