Russian army using rape as a ‘deliberate’ strategy in Ukraine, claims UN envoy

UN verifies more than 100 cases of rape and sexual assualts since the Russian invasion

Friday 14 October 2022 14:06 BST

Victims of sexual violence ranged in age from four to 82, according to the report (Getty Images)

Rape and sexual assaults have been used as a deliberate part of Russian “military strategy” in Ukraine, according to a UN envoy.

UN envoy Pramila Patten said that Moscow’s forces were using a "deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims”.

“When you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it’s clearly a military strategy,” she told news agency AFP.

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