Brave Ukrainian women collect chilling images in a bid to expose Putin's horrific deeds

More than 100 people have joined the "data battalion" on the frontline of information, building a huge library of images exposing the horrors perpetrated by Russia against the civilian population of the country

Nataliya, 41, a married businesswoman and mother of two, lives as a refugee in the Austrian capital Vienna (

Image: Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)

Brave Ukrainian women are fighting Vladimir Putin's invasion with the most powerful weapon they have: the truth.

More than 100 have joined the "data battalion" on the information front line, building up a huge library of images exposing the horrors perpetrated by Russia against the country's civilian population.

Calling themselves Dattalion, they spent months collecting evidence of war crimes, including rape, torture and murder.

And they are spreading the message on social media platforms and on their website. Co-founders Nataliya Mykolska and Valentina Synenka rally support for the movement in London where they broke cover to speak to the Mirror.

Nataliya, 41, a married businesswoman and mother of two living as a refugee in Austria's capital Vienna, said: "Truth is our weapon and we collect data and images to show the world exactly what is being done to Ukraine. .

Pedestrians walk past the tail of a rocket that is driven into the ground, in Kramatorsk (

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“We cannot allow war fatigue to set in and people to believe that is not the case at the moment. We have shown our evidence to MPs in the UK and to leading senators in the United States, and I've seen tears. That imagery works."

Valentina, 38, a married mother of a man who runs a large IT company with her Dutch husband in Antwerp, Belgium, said: "I have family in Russia and after the invasion I couldn't believe what I was hearing.< /p>

"They were saying, 'No, no, no...you're saved by our troops.' That's why it's so important that we show the truth through our data collection."

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