Russian soldiers raping and sexually assaulting women, says Ukraine MP

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There are many cases, most are unreported, and if you have a frank conversation with an aid worker at the border you’ll get chills.

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Russian soldiers raping and sexually assaulting women, says Ukraine MP
Maria Mezentseva said Ukraine will ‘not be silent’ about the attacks, which are considered war crimes
5:14 AM · Mar 28, 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/27/russian-soldiers-raping-and-sexually-assaulting-women-says-ukraine-mp



A Ukrainian MP has raised alarm about Russian soldiers raping and sexually assaulting women during its invasion, and said Ukraine would “not be silent” about the crimes.

In a TV interview, Maria Mezentseva referenced one case in Brovary, an eastern suburb of Kyiv, where a woman was raped in front of her child.

On Wednesday, the prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said the attack was being investigated by the authorities and Ukraine had told Russia that an arrest warrant had been issued for the serviceman.

Speaking on Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Mezentseva said: “There is one case which was very widely discussed recently because it’s been recorded and proceeded with [by] the prosecutor’s office, and we’re not going into details, but it’s quite a scary scene when a civilian was shot dead in his house in a small town next to Kyiv.

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