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From the muddy trenches of Ukraine's frontline, a new generation of snipers has emerged, wielding cutting-edge rifles from the West, abandoning traditional ghillie suits, and redefining the art of war, all while ordinary civilians transformed into marksmen defend their homeland with unflinching resolve.
A woman 'will never' hesitate to make a shot, the sniper - who is now mum to a three-month-old child - said.
"If a man hesitates whether to make a shot or not, a woman will never," Evgeniya Emerald, who served on the frontlines, told the BBC.
Women in the Ukrainian military describe their battles against Russia and sexism within their ranks.
Women in the Ukrainian military describe their battles against Russia and sexism within their ranks.