russians continue to torture Ukrainain soldiers and rape Ukrainian women – Ombudswoman
During a monitoring visit to the health facility where the Ukrainian servicemen are being held, they reported torture and ill-treatment of the occupiers, Liudmyla Denisova, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement.
“In captivity, Ukrainian servicemen were tortured, threatened with murder, beaten and humiliated. Torture was used with extreme cruelty against officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and soldiers of the Azov Special Forces. During interrogations, Ukrainian prisoners of war were brought to their knees, beaten on the toes and open wounds with the butt of a machine gun, used pliers, threw a bandage around their necks and strangled. In addition, they were tortured with electric shocks, beat with a truncheon and kicked,” Denisova said.According to her, Ukrainian servicemen reported that the ruscists administered unknown drugs to them with the letter “M”, after which they fainted and lost their memory. “The occupiers forced Ukrainian soldiers to learn the poem “Forgive us, native russians”, the anthem of the russian federation, the history of the creation of the emblem and flag of the russian federation, otherwise – used torture and torture,” Denisova added.
Ombudswoman also said that Ukrainian women prisoners of war were subjected to psychological pressure, Ukrainian captive men were brutally beaten in front of them, and forced to have sexual intercourse.
“By these criminal acts, russia violated the rights of prisoners of war, guaranteed by the provisions of Articles 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24-27, 29-31, 46, 48, 69-71 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,” Denisova said.