Kateryna Cherepakha, president of La Strada-Ukraine, said her organization’s emergency hotlines had received calls accusing Russian soldiers of nine cases of rape, involving 12 women and girls.
Ukraine’s U.N. mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment on allegations against Ukraine forces. UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, said that all allegations must by independently investigated to ensure justice and accountability. All sides in the Ukraine war have systems of conscription, where young men are required by law to do military service. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of using mercenaries.
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