Men were beaten and strangled, women were raped. For 30-40 people they are only given one and a half liters of water per day.
Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova spoke about the torture and ill -treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian occupiers. He announced this on Saturday, May 28, on his Telegram channel.
“During a reconnaissance visit to a health institution where the Ukrainian military who had been released from captivity was located, they reported the facts of torture and ill -treatment of the occupiers,” Denisova said.
According to him, most of the Ukrainian servicemen were brought by the occupiers near Mariupol. At first they were hidden in Donetsk, and later the Ukrainian military was transferred to pre-trial detention centers in Taganrog and Voronezh.
“In captivity, Ukrainian servicemen were tortured – threatened with murder, beaten and humiliated,” the BP representative said.
He said with particular brutality torture was applied to Armed Forces officers and fighters of the Azov special forces detachment.
“During the interrogations, Ukrainian prisoners of war were forced to kneel, beaten with the butt of a machine gun on their toes and open wounds, used pliers, tied around their necks and strangled. In addition, they tortured them with electric current., Beat them with a mallet and kicked. Unknown drugs starting with the letter “M”, then lost their memory, “Denisova said.
He added that the occupiers forced the Ukrainian soldiers to study the poem “Forgive us, dear Russians”, the anthem of the Russian Federation, the history of the creation of the coat of arms and the flag of Russia, if neither did they use torture and torture.
Ukrainian female prisoners of war, detained in the Donetsk pre-trial detention center, said there were at least 17-20 of them in cells designed for 2-3 people. Instead of the bathroom – a bucket. Women were deprived of hygiene products and the opportunity to do laundry. Psychological pressure was applied to them – Ukrainian male captives were brutally beaten in front of their eyes. The captives were also forced to have sex, “the Ombudsman said.
He also said that life-saving medical care was not provided to the wounded Ukrainian servicemen. The doctor only examined them before being transferred to the POW camp in Sevastopol, where assistance was provided by ICRC representatives.
“Ukrainians are not given water, only 1.5 liters per 30-40 people, they are limited in nutrition-in the territory of CADO, the daily ration consists of a piece of bread and bacon. Sometimes , giving meat, the Rashists scoffed and said it was “human”, – says the message.
It was noted that Ukrainian servicemen were deprived of the opportunity to communicate with their relatives.
“Cards with the identity data of a prisoner of war to inform his family the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency, issued for Article 70 of the Geneva Convention of 1949, which must be sent immediately after capture, were filled out immediately. the exchange, ”Denisova said.
He stressed that through these criminal actions the Russian Federation has violated the rights of prisoners of war guaranteed by the provisions of Articles 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24-27, 29- 31, 46, 48, 69-71 of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Earlier, Denisova reported that the Russians had stolen thousands of tons of metal from Mariupol.
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Source: korrespondent
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