Irina, worker of a petrol station, now member of reconnaissance team of pro-Russian rebels' in the town of Makievka, eastern Ukraine, October 6, 2014. Like the men in the conflict, the women come from all walks of life. Some women come to serve with their husbands and boyfriends, others are single. Female fighters on both sides said the men in their units treat them as equals, though sometimes showing more leniency. They have little respect for men who have not taken up arms. On both sides the fighters expect a long conflict, despite the fragile ceasefire now in place. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Orange ribbon of St. George, a symbol widely associated with pro-Russian protests in Ukraine, is seen next to cosmetics of Irina, worker of a petrol station, now member of reconnaissance team of pro-Russian rebels' in the town of Makievka, eastern Ukraine, October 6, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Irina, worker of a petrol station, now member of reconnaissance team of pro-Russian rebels' in the town of Makievka, eastern Ukraine, October 6, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Ukrainian servicewoman Nadie, 36, stands at the military camp in the village of Luhanske, eastern Ukraine September 24, 2014. Before fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine, Irina was a croupier in a casino who never dreamt of taking up arms. Now she is gambling with her life. Using the nom de guerre “Gaika”, a cartoon character that translates as Gadget, she has joined an artillery unit in a pro-Russian separatist group fighting government forces. “When your home is being destroyed, everything that is dear to you, friends, work ... It's about character. Girls who go into combat are real Russian women”, she said in an interview, explaining why she joined up. It has proved a tough experience but she has no regrets. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)

Alla, nicknamed Ryzhaya (the Red-haired), a pro-Russian rebel poses during an interview in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, October 5, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A Ukrainian servicewoman stands in Horlivka, September 18, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Armed pro-Russian police officer Yelena, 26, at the Donetsk mortuary on August 29, 2014. (Photo by Alvaro Canovas)

Armed pro-Russian separatists escort a column of Ukrainian prisoners of war as they walk across central Donetsk August 24, 2014. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

A pro-Russian rebel looks on from a truck as she gets ready to take position near the Sergey Prokofiev International Airport during fighting with Ukrainian government forces in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, October 4, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Volunteers of Ukrainian self-defence battalion “Azov”, after they returned from the front line in Eastern regions of Ukraine, in Kiev September 15, 2014. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

A Ukrainian servicewoman Stella, 33, poses for a picture in the village of Schastya, near the eastern Ukrainian town of Luhansk, September 26, 2014. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)

A woman fighting on the side of pro-Russian rebels poses with her pistol in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, September 14, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Ukrainian servicewoman Nadie, 36, poses at the military camp in the village of Luhanske, eastern Ukraine September 24, 2014. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)

A woman fighting on the side of pro-Russian rebels poses with her rifle in the town of Nizhnaya Krinka, eastern Ukraine, September 23, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

A woman fighting on the side of pro-Russian rebels poses with her rifle in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, September 17, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Pro-Russian militants patrol in a kindergarten after bombardments carried out by Ukrainian armed forces in Petrovsky 25 kilometres west of Donetsk, on July 15, 2014. (Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP Photo)

Ukrainian servicewoman Nadie, 36, stands at the military camp in the village of Luhanske, eastern Ukraine September 24, 2014. (Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters)

A woman fighting on the side of pro-Russian rebels poses with her rifle in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)