The first trial on the rape of a civilian woman by a Russian occupier will be held in Ukraine/Collage of 24 channels
For all the war crimes committed by the Russian invaders on the territory of our state, sooner or later you will have to answer. The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine sent to court the first case of rape during the war.
We are talking about criminal proceedings against the Russian military Mikhail Romanov, who committed inhuman atrocities in the Kyiv region. This was announced by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova on her Facebook page.
First trial for rape during the war
Irina Venediktova said that a serviceman will be tried for the brutal murder of a civilian husband and sexual abuse of his wife 239- of the 90th Guards Tank Vitebsk-Novgorod Division of the Russian Armed Forces Mikhail Romanov .
The Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, as part of the investigation, managed to establish that a Russian in March 2022, during the occupation of the Brovarsky district, broke into a private house in one of the villages and shot the owner.
In a state of intoxication, the monsters, together with another Russian occupier, immediately after the murder of their husband raped his wife several times . At the same time, they threatened the woman with weapons and physical violence against his child, who at that time was next to the victim.
The Prosecutor General noted that Mikhail Romanov is currently outside the territories controlled by Ukraine, assured that he will not be able to avoid a fair trial and responsibility before the law for the crimes committed.
By the way , Venediktova called on all those who have additional information about the involvement of this occupier in other war crimes to report this to the only evidence hub, available at the link . In addition, with such information, you can contact the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office for phone numbers:
- 097 053 0465;
- 097 838 3187;
- 050 107 6675.
The Attorney General also added that an important component of the process of combating the use of rape as a weapon of war is cooperation of victims with law enforcement agencies. The official stressed that when the victims are ready and feel safe, they can always turn to the prosecutor's office for help and protection.
