Putin's troops torturing Ukrainians with electric shocks and 'plastic pipes'
dailystar.co.ukVladimir Putin's brutal soldiers have been accused of torturing innocent Ukrainians with electric shock and waterboarding, as well as savagely beating them.
The potential war crimes came during the Russian Army's six-month occupation of Izium, a city in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, according to Human Rights Watch, citing survivors.
The wicked troops used old schools, police stations, factories, old hospitals and private residences in the city to inflict the aforementioned suffering on civilians.READ MORE: Brits who expect 's*** to hit the fan' enquire about bunkers as Putin 'goes nuclear'Russian troops are also said to have had forced victims to hold stress positions for extended periods of time, and threatening them at gun point.And, according to one expert, the behaviour was far more sinister than random incidents.“The cruel violence and abuse in Izium were not random incidents,” said Belkis Wille, senior crisis and conflict researcher at Human Rights Watch.“Multiple victims shared credible accounts with us of similar experiences of torture during interrogation in facilities under the control of Russian forces and their subordinates, indicating this treatment was part of a policy and plan.”Human Rights Watch spoke with over 100 people in Izium who were there during the Russian occupation.Almost all of the sample population said that they had a family member or friend who had been tortured.
Fifteen people, fourteen men and one woman, described being tortured themselves.Just one of the people, a man, had ties to the Ukrainian armed forces, Human Rights Watch said.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.And two of the men killed themselves within.
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