text:  I look in the mirrors to make sure there are no cars, she says, her instructor nodding in approval. 38-year-old Savchuk is actually a doctor, a dermatologist, but she's here in the capital, Kiev, to get her Class C license, which will allow her to drive trucks weighing more than 7.5 tons. Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Savchuk has traveled often near the front line for work.