According to Ukrainska Pravda, the authorities have not found evidence of all reports of rape of women. Otherwise, there is evidence of rape by Russian forces.
Dismissed Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine Lyudmila Denisova may have lied about rape by Russian forces. The matter is revealed in the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravdan settlement (you switch to another service).
The Ukrainian parliament denounced Denisova in May. One of the grounds for dismissal was that he was unable to provide evidence of the rapes he reported. Denisova then denied lying and said she protected the victims’ identities.
Denisova often told the public allegations that Russian forces had also brutally raped children. His claims were widely quoted in the international media, including in .
Denisova often traveled to speak to international decision-makers. Just before her dismissal, Denisova attended the Davos Economic Forum.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, Denisova’s daughter is also under investigation Oleksanda Kvitko. Kvitko says that he has worked as a psychologist for an emergency helpline for victims of sexual violence. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in public that the UN was funded by the UNICEF.
A story in Ukrainska Pravda reveals that Denisova said she had received information about the rape specifically from Kvitko. According to Kvitko, there were five psychologists working in the line, but according to the story, this is also unclear. The line has now been closed.
published in May, an extensive case of alleged rape by Russian forces.
The article quoted public comments about the rape by Denisova, the dismissed human rights commissioner, and interviewed Kvitko, an emergency helpline.
In the course of the case, estimates that Denisova alone is not enough as a source, as as a representative of the Ukrainian regime, she may have a motive to exaggerate because of war propaganda. Therefore, substantiation of his claims was also sought from other sources.
During the course of the proceedings, did not know that Kvitko was Denisova’s daughter but considered her to be a source independent of Denisova.
Interviews were conducted in April shortly after the liberation of the suburbs of Kiev, when criminal investigations were just launched. investigated the rape based on interviews with locals and experts. did not try to reach the victims because the interview could deepen the trauma.
In the story of , in addition to Denisova and Kvitko, local young women from the small town of Ivankivi, who had been raped by two teenage girls from a familiar family, told about the rapes. The background source was a social worker in the city of Bushan. In addition, the historian who investigated the rape was interviewed in the case.
However, Kvitko became the main source of ‘s story. In the light of the new information, his allegations are doubtful.
According to a report by Ukrainska Pravda, it appears that Kvitko and Denisova may have co-operated in the factories.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, Kvitko has been interrogated and has not been able to substantiate his allegations of rape. Kvitko has not been able to say to whom a doctor he has referred victims or why there have been ten times fewer calls to the emergency helpline than Kvitko has claimed.
asked Kvitko for a new comment. He did not reply to the message.
Ukrainska Pravdan the case is based on anonymous sources of authority, which is why the case has been criticized in Ukraine.
Editor-in-Chief Sevgil Musejeva defend the case in a later publication in writing (switch to another service) and says the sources are anonymous, as he said it was a condition for the authorities who knew about the investigation to speak to the newspaper.
According to Ukrainska Pravda, the actions of Denisova and Kvitko are detrimental above all to Ukraine, as Ukraine is fighting for the truth against Russia’s lies.
In addition, false claims can be detrimental to those who have actually become victims. The story does not call into question whether Russian troops were not guilty of rape.
There is evidence from other sources.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine according to (you switch to another service) about 50 reports of sexual violence by Russian forces had been made to police in early June. Criminal investigations have been opened into 16 cases.
interviewed the director of the Pilecki Institute for Possible War Crimes in Russia in Poland in early June Magdalena Gawinin. Interviews with the institute have revealed three cases of rape during the war in Ukraine. According to him, there may be more cases because victims of sexual violence often do not want to talk to the authorities.
asked for comments from the Ukrainian Public Prosecutor and Unicef’s Ukraine office. Neither responded to the interview request.