Ukrainian director on telling the stories of survivors of sexual violence
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[0:00] An award-winning documentary is shedding
[0:02] new light on the experiences of
[0:04] Ukrainian survivors of sexual violence
[0:06] at the hands of Russian soldiers. Traces
[0:09] tells the stories of six women in
[0:11] formerly occupied territories in their
[0:13] own words. And for the director, telling
[0:16] this story is personal. For context, a
[0:18] recent UN report found between the time
[0:21] Russia launched its full-scale invasion
[0:23] of the country in February of 2022
[0:26] through this past July, there have been
[0:28] nearly 900 verified cases of sexual
[0:31] violence perpetrated by Russian
[0:33] authorities. Russia has denied
[0:35] accusations of human rights abuses in
[0:37] Ukraine and dismissed the UN Secretary
[0:39] General's decision to include Russia on
[0:42] a list of parties responsible for sexual
[0:44] violence in conflict zones as biased.
[0:47] We're joined now by Ukrainian filmmaker
[0:49] Alisa Kovaleeno, the director of Traces