A new UN report says hundreds of civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) have suffered sexual abuse connected to the war in Ukraine. The UN describes the abuse as committed by both sides and says the findings are based on a 20-page investigation.
The report is based on confidential interviews with hundreds of victims and survivors, alongside court documents and other official records. It indicates that allegations involve multiple locations and that the pattern of abuses spans different categories of affected people, including those detained as POWs.
The two outlets summarise the same UN document and focus on the scope of the allegations and the methods used to compile them. Both highlight that the report attributes sexual violence to both parties, rather than identifying it with only one side, and that it draws on testimonies plus documentary evidence rather than a single source.
