# UN documents more than 1,000 cases of sexual violence in Russia’s war against Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/65906

- Meduza, 2026-09-20 02:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/20/the-u-n-has-documented-more-than-1-000-cases-of-sexual-violence-in-russia-s-war-against-ukraine-it-attributes-89-to-russia-and-most-of-the-victims-are-men

> A U.N. report documents 1,004 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine, attributing 892 of them, or 89 percent, to Russia. Most victims in cases attributed to Russia were men. Ukraine was responsible for 11 percent of documented cases, while the U.N. warned the actual figure may be higher.

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