Ukraine Has a Long History of Female Snipers

Ukrainian sniper 'Charcoal' lauded as modern-day 'Lady Death'

The deadliest female sniper in history was Людмила Павличенко (Lyudmila Pavlichenko), who became known as Lady Death when she visited this country as part of the Soviet Union's efforts to get the US to enter WWII.

Reports circulated this week of a female Ukrainian sniper known only by her callsign, “Charcoal,” and photos in which her face is obscured by a shemagh-style scarf, her weapon draped in camouflage netting.

The sniper’s photos were distributed by the Ukrainian armed forces on Facebook, which dubbed her a “hero of the modern war.”

The sniper joined the Ukrainian marines in 2017, hoping to impress her younger brother, who was also in the Ukrainian armed forces, according to the post.

Click thru for details on Charcoal, though they have not released much in the way of stats.

Details on Lyudmila Pavlichenko can be found at this link.