Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Summary
The BBC has investigated secret prisons run by Russian-backed forces in parts of Ukraine occupied since 2014. Survivors report widespread torture and abuse, naming specific men involved, who now live normal lives in Russia or occupied Ukraine. The UN and Ukrainian officials say thousands of civilians have been detained or disappeared in these prisons.Key Facts
- Liudmyla Huseinova was kidnapped in 2019 and held in a detention center called Izolyatsia in occupied Ukraine.
- She and other survivors describe torture, sexual violence, beatings, electric shocks, and mock executions in these prisons.
- Yurii Temerbek, a former Ukrainian policeman turned separatist, is identified as one of the men involved in abuses.
- The UN human rights office reports systematic and widespread ill-treatment of civilians by Russian-backed forces.
- Russian authorities deny allegations of sexual violence and accuse the UN of bias.
- The UN recently added Russia to a list of countries suspected of sexual violence in conflict zones.
- Ukrainian officials estimate more than 16,000 civilians have been detained or have disappeared since 2014.
- The Izolyatsia prison was originally a factory and art gallery before being taken over by Russian-backed forces.
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