Ukraine has created and launched a special application designed to protect women suffering from domestic violence. As First Lady Olena Zelenska said, the “panic button”, which allows you to send a signal to the National Police, looks like a neutral icon on a smartphone..

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According to her, useful information and contacts of other help services are available only in a hidden interface.. If a woman presses the call button, the police will determine her location by geolocation, there is no need to say something out loud by calling 102.

The name of the application is specifically not disclosed so that potential abusers do not recognize it.. Victims of domestic violence can find out about it by calling the hotline 116 123 or by writing to the personal messages of the “Rose a Kolo” page.

The application was presented jointly with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and with the support of the British Embassy.

Recall that in 2021, law enforcement officers received 56% more complaints of domestic violence than in 2020.. Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Kateryna Pavlichenko noted that in Ukraine in recent years they have ceased to be silent about domestic violence.