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Sep 18, 2026

UN report finds widespread Russian sexual violence against Ukrainian civilians and POWs

A UN report documented widespread sexual violence by Russian forces against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war, including gang rape and electric shocks to genitals. The report found 89% of documented cases were tied to Russia, with some cases also attributed to Ukrainian authorities.

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▪United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk expressed deep alarm at the prevalence of the acts of sexual violence documented in the UN report published on September 18, 2026, which verified 1,004 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine since February 2022
▪Russian and third-country prisoners of war reported experiencing sexual violence in 10 official Ukrainian detention facilities and 55 unofficial or transit locations
▪The United Nations human rights office cautioned that the findings of its report published on September 18, 2026, documenting conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine, are not comprehensive because such violence remains significantly under-reported

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Human rights violations1 Russia-Ukraine war1 United Nations1 War crimes & accountability1

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