Russian resources are spreading information that Ukrainian women who have left for European Union countries are allegedly being mobilized to be sent to the front, in order to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

However, Russian propagandists are manipulating the information, as reported by the StopFake project.

In the first half of January 2025, the second group of volunteers from among Ukrainian citizens living abroad signed contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the recruitment center of the Ukrainian Legion, which operates at the Ukrainian consulate in Lublin. This group included three women who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces as medics and communications specialists. This news was distorted by Russian propagandists, claiming that the women were allegedly being forcibly mobilized, when in fact they signed contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces voluntarily, without any coercion.

Service in the Ukrainian Legion is conducted exclusively on a voluntary basis, with contracts signed by eligible candidates.

In fact, mandatory mobilization of women does not take place in Ukraine (or abroad) as becoming a service woman is only possible on a voluntary basis. The Russians continue to spread disinformation about the Ukrainian army in an effort to discredit the Ukrainian Armed Forces and disrupt the mobilization process.