Photos of Nastya on the wall in her family’s apartment in Kiev, Ukraine. 10 September 2016. Nastya is a volunteer who is heading to the ATO (anti-terrorist operation) zone next week. Nastya regularily heads to the front line of combat. She is not affiliated with any government organization or under contract with the army. She has two children that she regularily leaves at home while heading to the front line to support soldiers. In June of 2016, Ukrainian women were finally given the right to serve in combat positions. Before that, they were barred from serving on the front line as part of the armed service. However, since the beginning of Maidan, despite rules, women were consistently on the front line risking their lives in volunteer positions, sometimes claiming to be “medic” on paper, and serving roles such as being snipers without legal representation from the government.