The Russian Federation uses sexual violence as a weapon against civilians and prisoners of war, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya said during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on April 23. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office has recorded nearly 300 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale war. Kyslytsya addressed Russia’s weaponization of sexual violence during the Security Council’s annual open debate on the worldwide escalation of sexual violence in conflict zones. Citing testimony from people re…