SerbiaBBC exposes guards and officials of Russian 'torture prisons' in Ukraine
BBC Sarajevo reportage, authored by Tanja Harčenko and Semjuel Horti, reveals harrowing accounts of torture and sexual abuse by Russian-backed separatists in occupied parts of Ukraine. The article features testimony from Ljudmila Huseinov, a 64-year-old woman who was detained in a secret Russian prison system between 2014 and 2017. She describes being subjected to physical and psychological torment, including sexual assault by men identified as Jurij Temerbek, a former Ukrainian traffic police officer turned separatist. The BBC investigation uncovered Temerbek and two other men accused of abusing detainees, providing new insights into a detention system largely outside the reach of Ukrainian and international justice. Survivors believe exposing these individuals could lead to accountability. The United Nations has documented systematic torture and abuse by Russian forces, while Russia has dismissed such claims as biased. Over 16,000 civilians have been reported missing or captured since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and occupation of eastern Ukraine.
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