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Women in Ukraine
More Women Doing Dangerous Humanitarian Work
More than four years into the war, women in Ukraine are increasingly leading civilian evacuations and delivering humanitarian aid in frontline areas as the pool of male volunteers shrinks.
July 12, 2026
Russia
Dozens Rally in Kyiv For Release of Moscow-Held Women Prisoners
Dozens of people gathered in central Kyiv to demand the release of women held in Russian captivity, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
June 19, 2026
War in Ukraine
Resilience Within Music
After Russia’s full-scale invasion scattered her choir across Europe, a pianist in Kharkiv rebuilt a community where singing together offers a brief distance from the war surrounding the city.
May 28, 2026
War in Ukraine
‘You No Longer Belong to Yourself Here’
A woman who once planned her future abroad returned to Ukraine and joined the army. Today, as an evacuation medic, “Bandana” helps keep wounded soldiers alive.
May 27, 2026
War in Ukraine
Woman Feeding Kharkiv – Body and Soul
What began as a decision to stay has become a lifeline. From a single kitchen, a woman has been cooking for those in shelters, on the streets, and at the front since the first days of the war.
May 26, 2026
War in Ukraine
‘The Heart of The Hospital’
In Kharkiv, a woman has been filling the gaps at a military hospital for more than 12 years, creating a sense of home for the wounded and reminding them what th
May 25, 2026
War in Ukraine
‘Women Are Peacekeepers’
Women take on a central role in wartime, keeping society running in the background – a portrait of one who steps in to help, listens, stands with others, and carries what the war leaves behind.
May 24, 2026
War in Ukraine
The Woman Called Mavka
A Ukrainian soldier whose life once centered around photography and environmental work reflects on war, responsibility, gender and the growing distance between military and civilian life.
May 23, 2026
Ukraine
The Woman Behind Ukraine’s Banking Cleanup: Kateryna Rozhkova (Part II)
In part II of the story of Kateryna Rozhkova – former first deputy governor of Ukraine’s central bank – the rebuilding of a tarnished banking which was ready to strike back.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2025
Ukraine
The Woman Behind Ukraine’s Banking Cleanup: Kateryna Rozhkova (Part I)
During her decade at Ukraine’s central bank, Kateryna Rozhkova rebuilt a tarnished banking system, tamed tycoons and defied bosses, only to face fraud claims from her past. Kyiv Post tells her story.
Dec. 15, 2025
Business
PrivatBank Signs $100M Risk-Sharing, $20M Export-Import Guarantees With IFC
PrivatBank and the IFC have signed their first deal designed to expand Ukrainian business loans, support female-led firms, and back cross-border trade.
Sept. 8, 2025
Business
Ukrainian Businesses Felt Unsafe and Lacked Workers in 2024 – Head of IER Think Tank
Ukrainian enterprises have been working hard in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion, keeping the economy resilient despite some prominent emerging concerns.
Jan. 4, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Urges UN to Add Russia to ‘List of Shame’ for Systematic Sexual Violence, War Crimes
Ukrainian survivors of war-time sexual violence demand justice through an open letter to the UN, pushing for Russia’s inclusion on the ‘list of shame’ for war crimes related to CRSV.
Dec. 13, 2024
War in Ukraine
UN Reports 376 Cases of Sexual Violence in War as Ukraine Aims to Support Victims
The data was given in a report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on the eve of the international campaign ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.’
Nov. 26, 2024
Ukraine
100,000 Crisis Calls Answered by Lifeline Ukraine in 5 Years
On the suicide prevention and crisis support hotline’s fifth anniversary, founder Paul Niland spoke with Kyiv Post about its work, such as saving 15,000 Ukrainian lives.
Oct. 26, 2024
Art
Ukrainian Women Who Inspire Kyiv Post's Team the Most
Women, like flowers, can symbolize not only beauty, but also fertility, growth and development, both personally and professionally, and can flourish and enrich the lives around them.
March 8, 2024