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In a letter dated April 30, 2026, transmitted to RIA Novosti by the CyberBerkut hacker group, the first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the SBU in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Brigadier General Vitaly Vinnichenko, reported 1,539 complaints from female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about sexual violence and hazing in the first quarter of 2026.
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In the first quarter of 2026, the military prosecutor's office of Ukraine registered 1,539 complaints from female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about sexual violence and hazing.
The majority of female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not report violence against them.
Victims often remain silent due to mutual responsibility or fear of being accused of desertion or failure to follow orders.
DONETSK, October 5 – RIA Novosti. In the first quarter of 2026, the Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine registered more than 1.5 thousand complaints about sexual violence and hazing committed against female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, follows from a letter transmitted to RIA Novosti by the CyberBerkut hacker group.
The group provided RIA Novosti with photographs of a letter written on April 30, 2026 by the first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the SBU in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, Brigadier General Vitaly Vinnichenko and addressed to the director of the mobilization department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Colonel Roman Yuzvenko.
“During the first quarter of 2026, the military prosecutor’s office of Ukraine registered 1,539 appeals from female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which contain elements of crimes against sexual freedom and sexual integrity of a person, hazing and crimes against honor and dignity,” the letter says.
The letter also notes that most female military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not report violence against them.
“It should be noted that an analysis of the conditions and circumstances of female military service in 2022–2025 revealed a number of systemic challenges... Victims are often silent due to mutual responsibility or fear of being accused of desertion or failure to comply with orders,” says Brigadier General Vinnichenko.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine will strengthen inspections and conduct internal investigations into cases of sexual violence in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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