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| MAP: Ukraine atop Central Asia |
Sex in the City (2010): As Ukraine experiences war and economic turbulence, the sex industry is thriving.
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During the global financial crisis Ukraine suffered badly. In fact, last year it was among the world's worst economic performers. As if that were not enough, it is now taken on the dubious mantle of the "sex capital" of Europe.
It is becoming a hub for child pornography: "They bring in not just women, but 13 or 14-year-old girls. That happens all the time," says hotel security man Sergey.
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Despite the best efforts of
anti-sex-tourism groups such as
FEMEN, the illicit industry seems to have become unstoppable and is consuming its poorest citizens day by day.
"If prostitutes and their pimps were punished harshly, half of them would think twice," says local man Denis.
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