Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
26-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com

Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine

First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, called “an important step towards restoring justice”.Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identifi
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