Russia’s war in Ukraine exacts heavy toll on women, says UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund says women are among the most vulnerable members of Ukrainian society as Russia wages a brutal war [File: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

As Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine continues to devastate lives across the country, women in particular are suffering detrimental effects to their mental, physical and sexual and reproductive health.

Millions of women remain displaced, making them extremely vulnerable to trafficking as well as gender-based and sexual violence.