A California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018 and now plans to make a report to law enforcement. Lonna Drews said during a news conference Tuesday that she believes Swalwell drugged her and then sexually assaulted her at a hotel. Drewes says Swalwell choked her and she lost consciousness. Swalwell's attorney did not immediately comment on the allegations. Swalwell has denied prior accusations of sexual assault by another woman. The AP does not typically name people who say they've been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly. Swalwell dropped out of the California governor's race on Sunday amid the sexual misconduct allegations.
By HANNA ARHIROVA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press
More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons since Moscow's full-scale invasion three years ago. Officials from human rights groups, the U.N. and the Ukrainian government say torture, starvation and inadequate health care were likely contributing factors in many of these deaths. These officials say the prison deaths add to evidence that Russia is systematically brutalizing POWs. And they believe that forensic discrepancies between Russian and Ukrainian autopsies, and the repatriation of bodies that are badly mutilated and decomposed, point to an effort by Russia to cover up systematic mistreatment. Russian authorities did not respond to requests for comment. But they have previously accused Ukraine of mistreating Russian POWs — allegations the U.N. has partially backed up.
