07.09.2023
Ukraine
Russia has built a developed system of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainians – both prisoners of war and civilians. The aggressor uses torture both as a weapon of war and as a method of destroying Ukrainian identity. According to recent estimates, about 90% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were subjected to torture, rape, threats of sexual violence or other forms of ill-treatment.
In the Kherson region alone, 11 cases of torture were recorded. In the Kharkov region, about 100 cases of torture are being investigated, in which more than 700 victims have been identified. Currently, 156 suspects in torture have been identified - military personnel from the Russian Federation and representatives of the occupation "authorities", 114 indictments have been sent to court against them, 35 have been convicted of torture and ill-treatment as war crimes.
Source: Office of the Prosecutor General
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