Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN office has received more than 150 complaints about cases of sexual violence by the Russian military. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten.

" These are rapes at gunpoint in the presence of family members as a consequence of the attack on Ukraine by Russian troops,"

She noted that sexual violence is one of the most devastating forms of violence that occurs during military conflicts mainly against women and girls, but also against men and boys..

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She stated that the problem should not be allowed to continue to accumulate due to silence and inaction. Therefore, in order to restore the balance, it is important to allocate resources to help families and victims of these crimes..

Earlier it was reported that a group of UN experts would arrive in Ukraine to investigate the crimes of a sexual nature of the Russian military in Ukraine..

It was also reported that Ukrainian refugees abroad are also at risk of sexual slavery..