Konstantin Yefremov, a lieutenant, told the BBC that he witnessed men being shot and beaten at a site in the Zaporizhzhia region, in southern Ukraine. At least one was subject to mock execution, he said. In another incident, the same colonel pulled a Ukrainian prisoner's trousers down and asked if he was married.

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Former Russian fighter says he witnessed torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war

The former senior lieutenant tells the BBC he witnessed the mistreatment of prisoners.

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Russian army officer admits: 'Our troops tortured Ukrainians'

A traumatised soldier fresh from the frontline of Putin's war on Ukraine says that a captor was told he'd be made into a girl and that video of his genitals being removed would be sent to his wife.

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Torture in Ukraine confirmed as Russian details threats of rape

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By Jennifer Hauser, CNN A former senior Russian army officer says he saw his comrades torturing prisoners of war in Ukraine, in a rare eyewitness account from within Moscow’s ranks to address widespread allegations of Russian war crimes. Speaking to CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday, former Lt. Konstantin Yefremov said he witnessed a deputy commander torturing prisoners of war and threatening them with sexual violence, adding that no one dared to s…

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Konstantin Yefremov denounced Russia's use of torture in Ukraine, becoming the latest in a string of risky defections from Russia's forces.

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Russian army officer defects, describes widespread torture including threats to castrate a Ukrainian and send his wife the video

A former Russian army officer has admitted that President Putin’s troops tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war and threatened some with rape

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Putin’s troops guilty of torture in Ukraine, admits Russian lieutenant

Russian soldiers tortured Ukrainian men in the war, says Konstantin Jefremov, a former Russian army officer in an interview with the BBC. The prisoners were shot during an interrogation, among other things, and were threatened with rape. According to the BBC, Jefremov is the highest-ranking officer who has spoken openly about this so far.

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Russian army officer: “Our troops tortured Ukrainians”

This is a rare testimony that the British channel BBC collected on Thursday 2 February. The former Russian army officer, Konstantin Yefrelov, described the torture and violence inflicted on

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War in Ukraine: “Our troops tortured Ukrainians”, a former Russian officer testifies

Acuzații de interogatorii brutale, în care prizonieri ucraineni au fost împușcați și amenințați cu violul, au fost făcute, într-un interviu în format online pentru BBC, de Konstantin Efremov, un fost ofițer rus care a luptat în Ucraina, dar a refuzat să se întoarcă pe front. A demisionat și a fugit din țară după mobilizarea parțială.Folosind fotografii și documente militare furnizate de ofițerul rus, BBC a verificat că locotenentul Efremov a fos…

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Officer who deserted from the Russian army: “Our troops tortured Ukrainians”

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Former Russian soldier reveals he saw Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured

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