Charities Deliver Emergency Contraception to Ukrainian Hospitals to Help Victims of Sexual Assault. It is reported by BBC News.

It is noted that about three thousand packages of pills for emergency termination of pregnancy were sent to those regions of Ukraine that suffered from the Russian military.. The preparations were provided by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

However, as spokeswoman Caroline Hickson said, the pills need to be delivered as quickly as possible - they are effective only five days after a possible conception..

The organization also sent medical abortion pills to Ukraine, which can be used up to the 24th week of pregnancy..

The United Nations Population Fund and the International Medical Corps help to deliver IPPF pills to Ukraine.

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Recall that there is a big threat of sexual violence while staying on the Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by Russia, because Russian servicemen have a "

Numerous facts of sexual violence against women and children were recorded in the liberated cities of the Kyiv region.