Torture chambers in Ukraine's Kherson 'financed by Russian state' -investigators

Russia financed horror torture prisons

Russia is said to have operated at least 20 torture prisons in the Ukrainian city of Kherson during the occupation period. They should be part of a...

Torture Chambers in Ukraine’s Kherson ‘Financed by Russian State’ -Investigators

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A network of at least 20 torture chambers in the recently liberated southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was “planned and directly financed by the Russian State,” war crimes investigators said on Thursday, citing new evidence.

Torture chambers in Kherson planned and funded by the Russian state, says a team of international researchers

A team of experts and investigators concluded that at least 20 Russian torture chambers discovered in Kherson “are not random” but are directly linked to the Russian state.

Kremlin funded torture centers in Kherson, investigators say

The Kremlin funded at least 20 torture centers for Ukrainians in Kherson, which Russian forces occupied for many months before it was freed during a Ukrainian counteroffensive late last year, according to a new report.

Ukraine, the complaint of international investigators: “The torture chambers in Kherson are part of a specific Russian plan”

According to the evidence collected by the Mobile Justice Team, the centers were used to “terrorize, subdue and eliminate resistance and destroy the Ukrainian identity,” the lawyers declare.

Russia planned Kherson torture centers, say international lawyers

Standing outside a Russian detention center in Kherson, days after the city was liberated, 29-year-old Ihor still shivered as he recalled what he endured inside.