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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Kyiv

Ukraine police uncover child sexual abuse ring involving Russian children

Kyiv prosecutor Oleh Tkalenko
Kyiv prosecutor Oleh Tkalenko: ‘What terrifies us is the large scale of these crimes in Russia.’ Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Ukrainian police have uncovered a sprawling child sexual abuse network, involving dozens of Russian children whose images and videos were allegedly traded inside and outside the country, but said it was impossible to pursue the case further because of the war.

A Ukrainian man has been arrested and 15 children, all Russians currently residing in Russia, identified, but prosecutors in the Kyiv region have said they are not able to trace other victims or arrest other suspects because of the severing of Russia-Ukraine relations since the Kremlin’s invasion.

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