The Russia-Ukraine war started with Russian President Vladimir Putin, addressing the public on television in the early hours of the morning on February 24, announcing that they had launched a “special military operation in Donbas in eastern Ukraine”. In the ongoing war, while horrifying images are coming from Ukraine, reports are also being published about the negativities of the war. Finally, a report shared by the United Nations both nauseated and shuddered.
“INCREASE CLAIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE”
“We are facing increasing allegations of sexual violence in Ukraine,” Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas, briefed the UN Security Council. said.
“SEXUAL VIOLENCE INCLUDING RAPE…”
Stating that 124 allegations of sexual violence against women, girls and boys were reported, Patten stated that 56 of these sexual violence allegations, including rape, were against women and 49 were against girls and boys.
Patten said women and children fleeing the war have become targets of human traffickers. (AA)