“Sexual violence and crimes” are part of Russia’s “arsenal” to “humiliate Ukrainians,” Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska said at a conference in London on Monday, quoted by France Press.
This is a conference dedicated to the fight against sexual violence during conflicts.
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Since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, “the possibilities of the occupiers to humiliate Ukrainians have expanded and, unfortunately, sexual violence and sex crimes are part of their arsenal,” Zelenska said.
Russia resorts to sexual violence “systematically and openly,” he noted.
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“It is for this reason that it is extremely important that it is recognized as a war crime so that all attackers are prosecuted,” he said, calling for a “comprehensive response”.
Meanwhile, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced in his traditional evening address to Ukrainians that Russian forces shelled 30 settlements in the Kherson region last week.
“During this time period, Russian forces shelled the area 258 times,” the Ukrainian leader said, quoted by Reuters.
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Russian forces in the Kherson region withdrew from the west bank of the Dnieper River earlier this month but are shelling towns and villages in the region, including the city of Kherson, from their positions on the river’s east bank, Reuters noted. .
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Zelensky also said Russian forces damaged a pumping station that supplies water to the city of Nikolaev, which is located northwest of Kherson.
