Russia Ran 'Torture Center,' Committed War Crimes During Kherson Occupation

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From the linked article at Radio Free Europe

The Russian forces who occupied Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson from March until November 2022 ran a “torture center” and other similar facilities at which they unlawfully detained and tortured Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch asserted in a report issued on April 13.

The New York-based rights monitor said the purported torture center was located on Teploenerhetykiv Street, while other detention centers were allegedly located in a municipal building, a local school, and an airport hangar. According to victims interviewed by HRW, the occupation forces beat prisoners, subjected them to electric shocks and painful stress positions, and threatened them with death or mutilation.

“Those responsible for these horrific acts should not go unpunished,” said HRW senior Ukraine researcher Yulia Gorbunova. “And the victims and their families need to receive redress for their suffering and information about those still missing.”

Moscow did not immediately respond to the report, but has stated in the past that its forces in Ukraine have not committed war crimes or targeted civilians, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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