Ukraine will not “keep silent” about the “horror” of the rape of women during the Russian invasion, Maria Mezendseva said. The Ukrainian MP said that while a particularly shocking case had been discussed in public, there were “many more victims” who would need support in the future. He referred to a case being investigated by the Ukrainian prosecutor, where a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in front of her child. Ms Mezentseva, who heads Ukraine’s permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said details of the incidents should be recorded as they occur because “justice must prevail”. He told Sky’s Sophy Ridge On Sunday: “There is a case that has been widely discussed recently because it was recorded and proceeded (from) the prosecutor’s office, and we do not go into details, but it is a very scary scene when a citizen was shot dead in his home. in a small town next to Kyiv. “His wife – I’m sorry but I have to say – was raped many times in front of her minor child.” Ms Mezentseva, who spoke to Sky from western Ukraine, said the country could benefit from the experience of other countries, such as the United Kingdom, on how to help victims after the war. Justice must prevail, which is why these cases are taken very seriously The MP of Ukraine Maria Mezedseva He said: “There are many more victims and not just this case that has been made public by the Attorney General. “And of course, we expect a lot more from them, which will be made public as soon as the victims are ready to talk about it.” He insisted: “We will certainly not be silent.” He described the war as “violent”, but added that the incident was “horror”, questioning how a child would cope after seeing something so painful. He added: “That’s why you know, when we talk to Boris Johnson, when we talk to your Home Office, when we talk to UK MPs, we have also raised the issue that this is the consequences that we are facing. at the moment, the aftermath of the war, must be taken very carefully, very seriously, and take into account the experience and experience of the United Kingdom from other countries, which can help us in dealing with psychologists, and how to help these people to really live above these cases, to continue afterwards, to continue to live “. He added: “Of course justice must prevail, which is why these cases are taken very seriously.” Ms Mezendseva said there were also two incidents reported last week in which Russian soldiers were accused of firing on civilians queuing for humanitarian aid. He said: “This is just an absolute fact of a war crime against the (Ukrainian) civilian population. “This is definitely not soldiers against soldiers. “This is something that goes beyond the normal understanding of war behavior.”
