Russian troops' barbaric rape campaign in Ukraine includes 4-year-old girl, UN finds
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- A United Nations report reveals that Russian troops committed nearly 900 acts of sexual violence against Ukrainian civilians and POWs since the invasion began, including the rape of children as young as four years old.
- The abuses detailed in the report include rape, gang rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks, and beatings, with 16 children among the 892 victims documented.
- Men constituted the majority of victims (725), while 151 females, ranging from 4 to 82 years old, endured severe sexual violence, including electric shocks to breasts and forced nudity.
- The report highlights systematic and frequent sexual violence by Russian forces, noting that Russia has failed to investigate or prosecute these crimes and has enacted laws providing impunity for such acts.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the widespread abuses and urged Russia to take immediate action to stop sexual violence and protect civilians and prisoners of war.
