cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/265367

And now on Tuesday, Interfax, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, and others are reporting that Lyudmyla Denisova has been fired – precisely for floating and perpetuating fantastical claims of mass rape but without providing evidence…

However, a bunch of eager NGOs in Ukraine, hoping for fresh ‘western’ money for new ‘rape consultation and recovery’ projects, tried to find real rape cases. They were disappointed when they found that there was no evidence that any rape had taken place

    • @Mzuark@lemmygrad.ml
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      22 years ago

      As soon as it became obvious that Ukraine wasn’t telling the truth, the story stopped being told. Same situation as that train who was hit by a rocket that is only used by Ukrainian forces.