'He grabbed me by the back of the neck,' she said. 'I started to choke, I couldn't breathe.' A 83-year-old retired school teacher, told reporters her village was occupied by Russian forces last month when she was raped.
The women of Ukraine are living under a constant threat, with growing evidence of sexual violence emerging as the war carries on.
Vera said her husband who has disabilities was in the house when she was attacked and she was also beaten. Vera said she believes her attacker was from Ukraine's far east, a region controlled by Russian-backed separatists, where men have reportedly been conscripted to fight for Russia.
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