On this photograph taken and launched by the Ukrainian Protection ministry press-service on July 2, 2021, Ukrainian feminine troopers put on heels whereas collaborating within the the army parade rehearsal in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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MOSCOW — Ukraine’s protection minister is below stress from members of the federal government over the choice to have feminine army cadets put on pumps with heels in an vital parade.
“The aim of any army parade is to display the army capacity of the military. There must be no room for stereotypes and sexism,” stated a joint assertion from three Cupboard members, together with Minister of Veterans Affairs Yulia Laputina.
The assertion adopted final week’s announcement in regards to the footwear within the parade deliberate for Aug. 24, the thirtieth anniversary of Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
It famous that about 57,000 girls serve within the nation’s armed forces and “have proved their value not in heels, however with machine weapons.”
Protection Minister Andriy Taran on Saturday stated he had instructed officers to look into whether or not “experimental” footwear — ankle boots, in accordance with information experiences — may very well be worn by the feminine cadets as an alternative of the pumps with heels.
The army supplied no clarification as to why feminine cadets have been sporting a distinct kind of shoe than male cadets.
