Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention
U.N. monitors said more than 95% of interviewed Ukrainian prisoners reported torture or ill-treatment, as Kyiv pressed for accountability and pressure on Moscow.
- Former Ukrainian detainees and officials accuse Russia of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilians, including beatings, electric shocks, and sexual abuse, with thousands still held captive.
- Alberto Levya Garsiya said Russian captors subjected him to extensive torture over 1,183 days, including sexual abuse and harsh conditions, with some prisoners beaten to death.
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Testimony was given at a meeting of the UN Security Council, where the organization confirmed "generalized and systematic" mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners.
Ukrainian civilians were beaten and tortured with electricity - two employees of the Kursk detention center were reported on suspicion of mistreatment of five Ukrainian civilians. They were beaten and used electric current in violation of international humanitarian law.
Two Kursk SIZO employees suspected of torturing Ukrainian civilians
Two employees of Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO-1) of the Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Kursk region have been served with suspicion, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported on Wednesday.
FN anslår at least 16,000 ukrainske sivile blir holdt i forvaring av russiske styrker på ukjent sted. Mange sivile og krigsfanger blir utsatt for systematic torture, such treatment and timely sexual overgrep.
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