KIEV – The profession of weapons is not very compatible with the needs of fashion: even Demi Moore, in his “GI Jane” of 1997, he had to adapt to amphibians and a hairstyle that was more practical than glamorous. Thus the photos released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, in which young female soldiers practiced for a parade dressed in camouflage but with heels, aroused indignation.
Kiev is organizing a parade for August 24th, to celebrate 30 years of independence after the breakup of the Soviet Union, and the government has distributed the images of the evidence, causing a hive of controversy. Among the photos were a few that showed female soldiers marching in compact ranks, with black mid-heeled shoes. On the website of the ministry the cadet Ivanna Medvid commented: “Today, for the first time, the training takes place with heels. It is slightly more difficult than the army boots, but we are trying ”.
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At the Rada, the Parliament of Kiev, the deputies close to the former president Petro Poroshenko they argued leading to the Minister of Defense Andriy Taran women’s shoes and encouraging him to wear high heels for the parade. “It is difficult to imagine a more idiotic and harmful idea,” said Inna Sovsun, a member of the Golos party, pointing to the health risks. According to the deputy, Ukrainian female soldiers – like men – are risking their lives and “do not deserve to be mortified”. Olena Kondratyuk, vice president of the Rada, asked the authorities to apologize publicly for having “humiliated” the women and proposed an investigation.
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