Ukraine’s “Invisible Battalion”: Perceptions and Treatment of Gender in the Donbas War
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v11i1.633 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 62
Submitted on: Nov 7, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 2, 2025
Published on: Mar 10, 2025
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