Russia-Ukraine war: The hidden toll on children
Air raid sirens do not deter the 15 or so girls and boys in a basement classroom. They jump on command as their teacher calmly closes the shutters and blinds.
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Air raid sirens do not deter the 15 or so girls and boys in a basement classroom. They jump on command as their teacher calmly closes the shutters and blinds.
When war erupted in Ukraine and reports that Russian soldiers were using rape as a weapon of war began to surface, Yulia Sporysh wasn’t sure she was the right person to help. But urged by partners at Divchata, a small NGO that mainly works on health education for girls, she set up a hotline in April to advise and support victims. Ukrainian officials as high up as President Volodymyr Zelensky were accusing Russian troops of widespread and systemic sexual abuse and Divchata was poised by the phone. Yet after three months of war, it has barely rung at all. “There’s still huge, huge stigma.
When war erupted in Ukraine and reports that Russian soldiers were using rape as a weapon of war began to surface, Yulia Sporysh wasn’t sure she was the right person to help
When war erupted in Ukraine and reports that Russian soldiers were using rape as a weapon of war began to surface, Yulia Sporysh wasn't sure she was the right person to help.
KYIV, Ukraine, June 3, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - When war erupted in Ukraine and reports that Russian soldiers were using rape as