Ukraine's MP claims that Russian soldiers rape children and brand women with Swastikas

Russian soldiers rape children and brand women with Swastikas. Image Credit: Getty

According to a Ukrainian MP, Russian soldiers have raped girls as young as ten and branded swastikas on their bodies.

"Russian men did this," stated Lesia Vasylenko, adding that children had wounds from serious sexual assault.

It comes as Russian forces are accused of massacring, torturing, and rapping hundreds of residents in Bucha and Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv's city.

My heart breaks more as volunteer tells me not to send baby food to the liberated villages as not many babies left. #Bucha #Irpin and the rest were family suburbia, now just a massacre site

— Lesia Vasylenko (@lesiavasylenko) April 3, 2022

Vasylenko, a mother of three, has been using her social media sites to record charges of Russian war crimes.

"Russian soldiers loot, rape, and kill," she wrote on Twitter. Vaginal and rectal rips in ten-year-old girls. Women with burns in the shape of a swastika.

“Russia. This was done by Russian men. They were raised by Russian mothers. "A country of deeply immoral criminals." 

Desperately sad story from just outside Kyiv, about a woman called Iryna whose son was killed by Russian soldiers. We were the first outsiders she'd seen since the Russians left her village on Friday. Shot and edited by @leedurant. Produced by @producerkathy pic.twitter.com/vKE1tjL1kf

— Jeremy Bowen (@BowenBBC) April 3, 2022

Vasylenko also posted a photo of a woman who was tortured, raped, murdered, and branded with a swastika.

"Tortured body of a raped and slaughtered woman," the MP said. I'm at a loss for words. Anger, fear, and hatred have paralyzed my thoughts."

Vasylenko, a member of the liberal Holos party who was elected in 2019, was one of four female MPs who visited the UK last month to meet with British politicians. 

They were given special permission to leave their war-torn homeland after warning of the terrible horrors committed by Russian troops.

Four Ukrainian MPs are expected to meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street. Image Credit: Getty

Journalists based in Kyiv now claim to have found "solid evidence" of war crimes, including victims shot with their wrists bound behind their backs and other bodies with torture and rape marks.

Following the slaughter of civilians, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on foreign leaders to impose further sanctions.

In his nightly video speech, Zelenskyy remarked, "I want all the leaders of the Russian Federation to witness how their commands are being carried out."

After a mass grave was uncovered in Bucha, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed there were "clear signs of war crimes."

On the road near Bucha, a suburb north of Kyiv, Ukrainian soldiers assess the debris of a wrecked Russian armored column. Image Credit: Getty

"Those responsible for these killings must be brought to justice," he told Inter, adding that "the Russian army was in Bucha."

Russia has been accused of "despicable attacks" by Boris Johnson, while the White House has described it as a "blow to the stomach."

Johnson has promised to send money and experts to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in charge of collecting evidence for a war crimes tribunal.

He promised, "We will not rest until justice is served."

Help and support:

• Women and girls who have been raped or have experienced sexual violence can call - 0808 802 9999 for help.
• Men and boys can get help from Survivors UK. Call -  0203 598 3898.

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