Litwin
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In September 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fighters loyal to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) were allegedly raped by allied Chechen Kadyrovite soldiers in the village of Berestove, on occupied Ukrainian territory.
History
On September 23, 2022, wives and mothers of servicemen
loyal to the Donetsk People's Republic sent a complaint to DPR head Denis Pushilin alleging the public rape of their husbands by Chechen Kadyrovite( 
muslims) soldiers.[1][2] The Chechens also allegedly threatened to kill other servicemen who attempted to protect the victims.[3]The complaint states that the DPR fighters are from the city of Dokuchaievsk.[1] An investigation by the Caucasus branch of Radio Liberty, one of the injured fighters may be Yevhen Ostapenko, an employee of the Dokuchayevsk occupation administration. According to Radio Liberty, the complaint was most likely submitted by his wife, Albina.[4][5] The second alleged signatory of the complaint is Kateryna Gerus.[4][6]
Abubakar Yangulbaev, a Chechen human rights activist, said that the authenticity of the video was confirmed to him by a source in the "North-Akhmat" Kadyrovite regiment.[7] According to previously released data from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Kadyrovite "Akhmat" battalion had been operating in the area of Berestove, where the crime allegedly took place, since March 2022. They were also mentioned to be fighting there in a Telegram post by Ramzan Kadyrov on September 17, 2022, shortly before the alleged crime took place
