Ukraine blames Russian soldier who Kiev Independent found raped woman

On October 31, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine accused Russian soldier Mykola Senenko of raping a woman in Kherson Oblast in 2022.

Kyiv Independent in June defined Two Russian soldiers raped two women during the invasion of Kiev and Kherson oblasts in March 2022, one of them was Senenko.

The findings formed the basis of the Kiev Independent’s documentary on Russian sexual violence in the occupied regions of Ukraine. Came Back — Available in English and Ukrainian.

Recruited from the occupied regions of Donetsk Oblast, Synenko was assigned to the Russian 109th Motorized Rifle Regiment in the occupied regions of Kherson Oblast in early 2022.

Kiev Independent, who met with local people and officials on the spot, revealed that Senenko raped a woman in Krasnivka, Kherson Oblast. The findings were forwarded to the prosecutor’s office.

In April, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya told the UN Security Council that Russia was using it. sexual violence as a weapon against civilians and prisoners of war.

At that time, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine recorded Nearly 300 cases of sexual violence have been committed by Russian forces since the beginning of the war. full scale war.

Citing testimonies of people released from Russian captivity, Kyslytsya said that more than 50 percent of the detainees suffered torturerape or other forms sexual violence.

He also talked about the documented crimes of the Attorney General, including 188 women, 102 men and 15 children.

Kyslytsya said the recorded figures were likely an undercount.

“Survivors cannot wait for the war to end,” he said. “They need support and justice now.” Ukraine has launched a pilot program to provide immediate financial compensation to victims of sexual violence, Kyslytsya said.

It is supported by the program. Global Survivors FundAn organization that advocates for victims of conflict-related sexual assault.