Ukrainian Girls Cutting Hair To Avoid Being Raped By Russians: Official
NDTV
Earlier this week, Ukrainian officials revealed death and destruction in Bucha, another city near the capital.
A Ukrainian official broke down as she narrated the trauma the people of her town had to endure during a 35-day occupation by invading Russian forces. The official, deputy mayor of Ivankiv Maryna Beschastna, claimed during an interview that two sisters aged 15 and 16 were raped by Russian soldiers.
"There was a case in one village, two sister were raped... girls of 15 and 16... children. Women were pulled by their hair out of their basements, so that they could abuse them," Ms Beschastna told ITV News.
She added that young girls in Ukraine started cutting their hair to appear "less attractive" and avoid getting raped by the Russians.
The reported rapes happened when Russian troops occupied the Kyiv suburb, which has now been reconnected with the rest of the country, thanks to a new pontoon bridge built by the Ukrainian army to replace the one that was destroyed, ITV said.
