Key facts
- Former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg supports the mobilization of Ukrainian women into the military.
- Kellogg stated that women fight as effectively as men and that military service is important for all citizens.
- His comments follow recent discussions by former Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov about making military service mandatory for all Ukrainians.
- Reznikov suggested that mobilizing women could potentially double the available military personnel and cited Israel's model.
- Ukraine is currently facing significant manpower shortages in its military.
Former U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg has voiced his support for the mobilization of women into the Ukrainian military, asserting that they are capable fighters and that military service should be a societal obligation for all citizens. In an interview published on August 24, 2026, Kellogg stated, "So do I believe women should be mobilized into the army? My answer is yes, because they fight no worse than men." He also added that it is "very important for women, as part of society, to serve," and he personally saw no issue with this. Kellogg drew upon his own family's military experience, noting his daughter's service in Afghanistan after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy and his wife's service as a paratrooper in Grenada.