Rape of Donetsk People's Republic soldiers by Kadyrovites
In September 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two fighters loyal to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) were allegedly raped by allied Chechen Kadyrovite soldiers in the village of Berestove, on occupied Ukrainian territory.
History[edit]
On September 23, 2022, wives and mothers of servicemen loyal to the Donetsk People's Republic sent a complaint to DPR head Denis Pushilin alleging the public rape of their husbands by Chechen Kadyrovite soldiers.[1][2] The Chechens also allegedly threatened to kill other servicemen who attempted to protect the victims.[3]
The complaint states that the DPR fighters are from the city of Dokuchaievsk.[1] An investigation by the Caucasus branch of Radio Liberty, one of the injured fighters may be Yevhen Ostapenko, an employee of the Dokuchayevsk occupation administration. According to Radio Liberty, the complaint was most likely submitted by his wife, Albina.[4][5] The second alleged signatory of the complaint is Kateryna Gerus.[4][6]
Abubakar Yangulbaev, a Chechen human rights activist, said that the authenticity of the video was confirmed to him by a source in the "North-Akhmat" Kadyrovite regiment.[7] According to previously released data from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Kadyrovite "Akhmat" battalion had been operating in the area of Berestove, where the crime allegedly took place, since March 2022. They were also mentioned to be fighting there in a Telegram post by Ramzan Kadyrov on September 17, 2022, shortly before the alleged crime took place.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Кадирівці гвалтують мобілізованих бійців з так званої «ДНР» — Високий Замок" [Kadyrov soldiers rape mobilized fighters from the so-called "DNR"]. wz.lviv.ua (in українська). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Krasnolutska, Olesya (January 4, 2023). "Грабіж та зґвалтування солдатів. Що відбувається в армії РФСЮЖЕТ" [Robbery and rape of soldiers. What is happening in the army of the Russian Federation?] (in українська). Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Чеченський правозахисник розповів, що кадирівці зґвалтували двох "мобілізованих" на окупованій Донеччині чоловіків | ZMINA". zmina.info (in українська). 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Заявление об изнасиловании кадыровцами бойцов "ДНР" может иметь реальное происхождение". RFE/RL (in русский). 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ "На Донбасі кадирівці зґвалтували мобілізованих із "ДНР" / vlasti.net". vlasti.net. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ "В "днр" чеченці гвалтують "мобілізованих", - правозахисник" [In the "DNR" Chechens rape the "mobilized", - human rights defender]. Eastern Option. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "В телеграме выложили жалобу жен и матерей мобилизованных жителей ДНР. Они заявили, что их родственников якобы публично изнасиловали военные из Чечни" [A complaint from the wives and mothers of mobilized residents of the DPR was posted on Telegram. They stated that their relatives were allegedly publicly raped by Chechen soldiers]. Meduza (in русский). September 27, 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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