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Rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine is the latest example of a despicable wartime crime that spans the globe

  • Written by Mia Bloom, Professor and International Security Fellow at New America, Georgia State University
imageRapes, torture and killings have all been reported from Bucha, Ukraine, where soldiers and investigators look at charred bodies lying on the ground.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Shocking images from Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine revealed what many suspected, that Russian soldiers were apparently committing war crimes. An image of dead naked women under a...

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