US EditionRussian General Demurchiev Documents Torture and Killing of Ukrainian POWs
Russian Major General Roman Demurchiev documented torture and killings of Ukrainian POWs, sharing graphic evidence and reporting to commanders who reportedly rewarded such actions.
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Skhemy and Sistema examined private correspondence showing Roman Demurchiev boasted about torturing, executing, and desecrating Ukrainian service members.
- Reporting found that Demurchiev reported incidents to 20th Army commander General Oleg Mityaev, who ordered decorations for convict recruits, indicating leadership involvement from 2022–2024.
- Demurchiev shared graphic images including severed ears with his wife, saying he would `string them into a garland and give them as a gift`, and in October 2023 asked Roman whether to kill or hand over a prisoner.
- Abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war has been documented throughout Russia’s invasion, and RFE/RL found leadership actively encouraged torture; a Ukrainian soldier named in the archive confirmed severe beating and electric shocks.
- Demurchiev served as deputy commander of the 20th Combined Arms Army until at least December 2024, and his sustained communications with military counterintelligence officer `Roman` indicate systemic patterns from 2022–2024.
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Tortures against Ukrainian soldiers are obviously no problem for a Russian commander. He bragged in chats, which now became public.
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According to a media report, a Russian general brags about the abuse of prisoners of war in private chats. Research suggests that Ukrainians were tortured and killed, so his wife was also informed about the atrocities.
Investigations say leaked messages from a Russian general detail torture and executions of Ukrainian POWs
The investigative projects “Schemes” and “Systema” have published findings based on an archive of personal messages belonging to Russian military officer Roman Demurchiev. Journalists say messages from 2022–2024 show the major general sharing with colleagues and relatives descriptions of torture and extrajudicial killings, along with photos and videos that appear to corroborate the accounts. Demurchiev took part in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a…
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