Olena Zelenska, 44, was speaking in London at an international conference to tackle sexual violence during conflicts.
Ukrainian women describe rape ordeal
Last week, an international criminal lawyer helping Kyiv's war crimes investigations claimed there was evidence that Russian commanders were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine"and in some cases, encouraging it or even ordering it". Wayne Jordash said in areas around the capital, some of the sexual violence involved a level of organisation by Russian armed forces that"speaks to planning on a more systematic level".A UN-backed report published last month said victims of alleged attacks ranged in age from four to over 80, and in some cases family members witnessed rape.
A Russian soldier in March repeatedly sexually abused a girl and threatened to kill family members in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region, according to a ruling at Chernihiv district court. The court this month found 31-year old Ruslan Kuliyev and another Russian soldier under his command guilty of war crimes in absentia for assault on locals, the ruling added.
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