Women to train as Russian air force pilots
Female candidates are to be accepted for the first time to train as pilots for Russia's air force, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Saturday, adding there were so many applications that "we can't ignore them"."There are many young women who would like to become military pilots."That's why we've decided that this year we will enrol a first group of women at the military academy of Krasnodar," in southern Russia, he said.
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