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'Rape and wanton violence': Civilians in Andriivka recount Russian occupation

A villager stands in front of her burnt out home in Andriivka, Ukraine, on May 1st 2022. © Gulliver Cragg

Civilians in Andriivka, a village about 60 kilometres west of Kyiv, are coming to terms with the devastation and trauma they suffered during the month they spent under Russian occupation.

When Russian soldiers first arrived in early March, they expected to be welcomed as liberators. Once they realised that the locals did not want them there, they turned murderous.

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