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A one-year-old Ukrainian boy has been reported died after been raped by two Russian soldiers, Ukraine claims.
Many of such reports, have emerged from the region of Kharkiv since the invaders were pushed away from the region during the week.
Ever since the left the city, following Ukraine regain of control over the region, the reports of rape and sexual assault has been coming-in non-stop.
Russian soldiers, has left a trail of devastation in their wake, including allegations of rape and sexual assault.
In a tweet yesterday by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence:
"Today, in just one hour, 10 reports of rape by the [Russian] occupiers, including 8 children, were received from newly liberated villages in the Kharkiv region.
"Yesterday – 56 reports.
"Among the children: two 10-year-old boys and a one-year-old boy who died of his injuries."
Denisova Liudmyla Leontiivna the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights has said, that a new report, has fully detailed the crimes.
In the document, Russian soldiers, have also been accused of raping two men, aged 67 and 78.
According to Ms Denisova, her office received ten reports of sexual violence in an hour including cases were minors were involved.
Ms Denisova said:
"I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during the Russian military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of genocide of the Ukrainian people."
These alleged cases of rape and sexual violence, have been backed up by a Ukrainian journalist, Iryna Matviyishyn.
Matviyishyn, has written of other alleged barbaric acts by the Russian soldiers such as the rape of three nine-year-old triplets in front of their mother, while she reported on the conflict.
"Reportedly, the Commissioner's Psychological Assistance Line receives calls about such war crimes every day now," tweeted Matviyishyn.
"This is a very small part of territory that was liberated from Russians, compared to those towns, villages and cities that are still under the occupation," she said.
"We can only imagine the number of such atrocities in Kherson, Melitopol, Mariupol, Berdyansk, and others."
According to daily mail online,
"The first Russian soldier to go on trial for war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty yesterday.
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, a former tank sergeant in the Russian army, pleaded for forgiveness with Kateryna Shelypova, whose husband Oleksandr he killed in the opening days of the war, as she confronted at a Kyiv court.
Shishimarin is facing life in jail after pleading guilty to charges of war crimes and murder for killing Oleksandr, who was shot in the village of Chupakhivka, Sumy region, on February 28 while pushing his bicycle along the road."
Ukrainian government officials, has on several occasions described Russia's invasion of their territory as a genocide, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Since the invasion, their have been widespread reports of rape.
Many of such reports, have emerged from the region of Kharkiv since the invaders were pushed away from the region during the week.
Ever since the left the city, following Ukraine regain of control over the region, the reports of rape and sexual assault has been coming-in non-stop.
Russian soldiers, has left a trail of devastation in their wake, including allegations of rape and sexual assault.
In a tweet yesterday by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence:
"Today, in just one hour, 10 reports of rape by the [Russian] occupiers, including 8 children, were received from newly liberated villages in the Kharkiv region.
"Yesterday – 56 reports.
"Among the children: two 10-year-old boys and a one-year-old boy who died of his injuries."
Denisova Liudmyla Leontiivna the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights has said, that a new report, has fully detailed the crimes.
In the document, Russian soldiers, have also been accused of raping two men, aged 67 and 78.
According to Ms Denisova, her office received ten reports of sexual violence in an hour including cases were minors were involved.
Ms Denisova said:
"I appeal to the UN Commission for Investigation Human Rights Violations during the Russian military invasion of Ukraine to take into account these facts of genocide of the Ukrainian people."
These alleged cases of rape and sexual violence, have been backed up by a Ukrainian journalist, Iryna Matviyishyn.
Matviyishyn, has written of other alleged barbaric acts by the Russian soldiers such as the rape of three nine-year-old triplets in front of their mother, while she reported on the conflict.
"Reportedly, the Commissioner's Psychological Assistance Line receives calls about such war crimes every day now," tweeted Matviyishyn.
"This is a very small part of territory that was liberated from Russians, compared to those towns, villages and cities that are still under the occupation," she said.
"We can only imagine the number of such atrocities in Kherson, Melitopol, Mariupol, Berdyansk, and others."
According to daily mail online,
"The first Russian soldier to go on trial for war crimes in Ukraine pleaded guilty yesterday.
Vadim Shishimarin, 21, a former tank sergeant in the Russian army, pleaded for forgiveness with Kateryna Shelypova, whose husband Oleksandr he killed in the opening days of the war, as she confronted at a Kyiv court.
Shishimarin is facing life in jail after pleading guilty to charges of war crimes and murder for killing Oleksandr, who was shot in the village of Chupakhivka, Sumy region, on February 28 while pushing his bicycle along the road."
Ukrainian government officials, has on several occasions described Russia's invasion of their territory as a genocide, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Since the invasion, their have been widespread reports of rape.