Zla Mavka is an all-female Ukrainian non-violent resistance movement that emerged in the occupied city of Melitopol in early 2023. After Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 three brave Ukrainian women decided that they had had enough of living under occupation. It was time to resist. The group is named Mavka after the female spirit from...

Mavs in the occupied territories are next to the enemy, we hear and see everything. We sharpened our ears and send everything you see and hear in your cities to the chat bot. Where do they settle, what do they transport, in which taverns do they hang out and when, everything that can be useful, to help "Mavka kitchens" and for our guys of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. About collaborators - of course.

Our new Christmas promotion is "Occupant! Time to beat feet from Ukraine!". We continue to offer the occupiers safe ways to return to their "trans-Ural" lands. And skiing is a cool option. The Ukrainian Armed forces will not offer such a chance.

One of us draws very well, she created the first poster "The occupiers got it, don't make Ukrainian women angry." We started hanging it. The reaction was quick: the Russians got angry and immediately tore down the posters. There was no way to hang them on the administrative building: the center of Melitopol is almost closed, there are patrols everywhere, there are a lot of soldiers. That's why we hung them where we could.