Today, more and more settlements are being liberated from the occupying forces. As a result, more and more criminal cases are being revealed in the liberated territories.
The American edition of the New York Times documented and mapped all the atrocities committed by the occupiers against the civilian population of Bucha, Kyiv region.
The main reasons for the crimes committed, according to eyewitnesses, are the powerlessness of the occupiers before the Ukrainian troops, their combat losses. Incredible cases of atrocities and abuse not only of adults, but even worse, of children over 9 years of age have been recorded and documented in the cities liberated from the occupation..
The main reasons for the crimes committed, according to eyewitnesses, are the powerlessness of the occupiers before the Ukrainian troops, their combat losses. Incredible cases of atrocities and abuse not only of adults, but even worse, of children over 9 years of age have been recorded and documented in the cities liberated from the occupation..
Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova said in a comment to the BBC. that in the city of Bucha there were cases of systematic violence by women between the ages of 14 and 25 by the occupiers. As a result, nine of these women are currently pregnant.
Denisova also stressed that at the moment it is impossible to determine the exact number of such cases, as not every victim is ready to talk about it. However, she noted that as of today, 12 women have agreed to publicly say that they became pregnant due to violence by the occupiers.
According to British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, military aggressors rape civilians not only because they feel impunity, but also because rape is part of their military strategy.
Elderly women are also at risk now. The Prosecutor General noted that several cases are already known in the village of Borodyanka and in the Kherson region.
On April 5, during a coordination meeting with law enforcement and government agencies, Iryna Venediktova said that all known cases of violence have already been recorded and continue to be recorded.
«It's not that women don't want to talk about it – they can't. Shock trauma does not allow in principle to formulate opinions… Such a person can not even report what exactly happened.
Therefore, the actual number of rapes may be much higher.»
Therefore, the actual number of rapes may be much higher.»
– Levchenko explains.
Victims of sexual violence are often in this psychological state.
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