To fight with weapons in hand — a function of men, to bear children — women, said the representative of the Committee of soldiers ‘ mothers of Russia Galina Novakovskaya, commenting on the proposal of the Commissioner for human rights of Russia Tatiana Moskalkova on the introduction of women’s recruiting service. Her words quoted in the Wednesday, July 26, RIA Novosti.
Novakovskaya noted that women already can serve in the army on a voluntary basis. “I think that she herself should ask, say, her daughter [Moskalkova has a daughter] where would serve: in Chechnya, the far East or in the middle of nowhere?” — told public figure.
26 Jul Tatyana Moskalkova said that women should have the right to bear military service in the army. “We [girls] are tough, we can (…) not worse than boys, serve in the army,” she said.
In March of this year, defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated on the 8th of March all women of the Russian army, noting that there are 45 thousand according to the newspaper “Arguments and facts”.