Russian soldier: 'We raped and shot girls – this is what Russians and their pro-Russian whores do'

A captured Russian soldier has detailed extreme acts of violence, including rapes and executions, committed by his unit in Avdiivka.

## War crimes in Avdiivka

A captured Russian soldier has described atrocities committed by his unit in the Ukrainian city of **Avdiivka**. According to his testimony, collected by **Ukrainska Pravda**, the acts included the rape of children and women, as well as summary executions. The publication describes these acts as "war crime as a way of life" and describes the perpetrators as "evil incarnate on earth". These accounts emerge in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

## The soldier's testimony

The Russian serviceman, whose identity has not been revealed, specifically stated that his group raped **three boys**, **five girls** and **six women**. He added that they were subsequently executed. The publication **Ukrainska Pravda** shared an image related to this testimony. These facts, if confirmed, would represent serious abusa of international humanitarian law and could constitute war crimes.

## Context of the war in Ukraine

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, numerous accusations of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine have emerged. International bodies and human rights organizations have documented cases of torture, extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate attacks against civilians and the use of sensual violence as a weapon of war. The city of **Avdiivka**, in the **Donetsk** region, has been the scene of intense fighting for months.