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Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention

U.N. monitors said more than 95% of interviewed Ukrainian prisoners reported torture or ill-treatment, as Kyiv pressed for accountability and pressure on Moscow.

  • Former Ukrainian detainees and officials accuse Russia of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilians, including beatings, electric shocks, and sexual abuse, with thousands still held captive.
  • Alberto Levya Garsiya said Russian captors subjected him to extensive torture over 1,183 days, including sexual abuse and harsh conditions, with some prisoners beaten to death.
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Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention

Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia of systematically torturing prisoners of war and ​civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity.

·London, United Kingdom
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Officials and former Ukrainian prisoners accused Russia on Monday of systematic torture of prisoners of war and civilian prisoners, of banning communications in detention, and of the application of electric shocks, beatings and sexual abuse on...

·Bucharest, Romania
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The Southern District Military Court gave a life sentence to a 35-year-old prisoner from Karachaevo Cherkecia who was serving his sentence...

·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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Korrespondent.net broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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