Head of UN monitoring mission on Ukrainian POWs in russia: The worst thing I saw in my 20-year career, 95% were tortured

The way Russia treats Ukrainian prisoners, the head of the UN Monitoring Mission on Human Rights in Ukraine, Danielle Bell, called the “worst” she has seen in her 20-year career. Over 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were tortured in the Russian Federation. Bell told about this on the air —>

90% of Ukrainian POWs subjected to physical and psychological torture – Prosecutor General

90% of prisoners of war are subjected to physical and psychological torture, as evidenced by the screening of those who returned from russian captivity, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin was cited as saying by ukrinform.net. “The first screening – an informal conversation with prisoners of war who are now —>

We confirmed about 3,800 cases of torture of Ukrainian civilians by russians – Prosecutor General

As of December 22, it is officially known about 3,800 Ukrainians who were tortured by the russian invaders, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin said in a statement. “Currently, more than 1,100 criminal proceedings are being investigated on the facts of torture. More than 80 people were notified about —>

russian occupiers set up a new torture chamber in Chaplynka, Kherson region

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported about new torture chambers in the occupied Kherson region. “In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, there are still cases of violent abduction of pro-Ukrainian civilians, as well as the setting up of new torture chambers for their detention. In —>

Ombudsman: We received dozens of videos of executions of Ukrainian soldiers

Over the past 9 months, the Office of the Ombudsman has received “dozens of videos” of public executions of Ukrainian military personnel by russian soldiers, Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with pravda.com.ua. “This is cutting off the head, cutting off the genitals, cutting —>

86% of Ukrainian defenders were subjected to direct physical torture in russian captivity – Ombudsman

Most of the Ukrainian defenders released from captivity declared that they had been tortured by russians, Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with pravda.com.ua. “Regarding torture: I can say that according to our data, 86% of those who returned from captivity declared direct physical —>

russians set up torture chambers for children in occupied territories – Commissioner for Human Rights

russians are setting up torture chambers for children in the occupied territories, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets was cited as saying by suspilne.media. “There are children’s torture chambers in the occupied territories. I thought the bottom could not be broken after Bucha and Irpin. I saw —>

rucists capture civilians of Melitopol en masse and torture them, mayor says

russian invaders in the temporarily occupied Melitopol capture civilians en masse, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said in a statement. “The rucists continue to capture civilians en masse and commit real atrocities against the prisoners,” the city’s head emphasized. According to the reports of Melitopol residents, who were “put —>

Torture of civilians in Izyum was part of russian plan – HRW

Human Rights Watch [HRW] reported that russian forces and others operating under their command routinely tortured detainees during their six-month occupation of Izyum, a city in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. The organization interviewed more than 100 victims and concluded that the torture was part of a “policy and —>