Ousted Ukrainian Official Breaks Silence, Admits She ‘Exaggerated’ About Mass Rapes by Russian Forces

Ousted Ukrainian Official Breaks Silence, Admits She ‘Exaggerated’ About Mass Rapes by Russian Forces
Lyudmila Denisova, who had served as the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, is seen in a file photo on May 9, 2022. UkraineMediaCenter Kyiv Eng YouTube channel screenshot via The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
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A top Ukrainian official who was ousted over unsubstantiated claims that Russians were committing mass rape admitted she “exaggerated” but did so to convince the West to send more weapons to Ukraine.

Lyudmila Denisova, who had served as the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, was recently removed by the Ukrainian Parliament over what they said were her false claims about mass rapes. The members of Parliament at the time said that her work focusing on alleged sexual assaults by Russian troops “couldn’t be confirmed with evidence ... and distracted the global media from Ukraine’s real needs.”
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