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Russian border region sees record spike in sexual violence cases. Is the war to blame?

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Russia’s Belogord region saw a record number of reported rapes in 2025 — more than any other Russian region. According to the data project To Be Precise, Belgorod police registered 199 such cases, three times more than the year before.

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Russian border region sees record spike in sexual violence cases. Is the war to blame?

Russia’s Belogord region saw a record number of reported rapes in 2025 — more than any other Russian region. According to the data project To Be Precise, Belgorod police registered 199 such cases, three times more than the year before.

·Riga, Latvia
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Meduza broke the news in Riga, Latvia on Friday, February 6, 2026.
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