Russian torture chamber discovered in Ukraine: Zelenskyj sees "far more widespread practice" among Putin troops
Created: 09/18/2022, 09:01
By: Franziska Schwarz
More than 440 graves with corpses have been found in Izyum.
Selenskyj speaks of "Nazi practices" in the Russian army.
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Torture
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: Selenskyj speaks of "Russian fascism"
Mass grave
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: Lambrecht calls for clarification
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Kyiv - Volodymyr Zelenskyj accuses Moscow of "Nazi practices".
In his recent video address, the Ukrainian President compared the actions of the Russian occupiers in his country with the atrocities of World War II.
There is cruel torture, deportations, burnt cities, bottomless hatred and nothing alive anymore under the Russian occupation, said Zelenskyj.
Unlike the Nazis, the Russians under Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin would not make soap from the killed Ukrainians - or lampshades from their skin.
"But the principle is the same," said the head of state.
Torture in the Ukraine war: Selenskyj speaks of "Russian fascism"
Zelenskyy called the occupiers who fled the Kharkiv region "racists" and said that the "Nazis" behaved in the same way.
"Racism" combines the words Russia and fascism and is used by many Ukrainians as a term for "Russian fascism".
"We will determine the identities of everyone who tortured and abused, who brought these atrocities from Russia here to Ukrainian territory," said the 44-year-old.
When they fled, the occupiers left torture devices behind.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities released photos purporting to show torture chambers and equipment.
"Torture was a widespread practice in the occupied territory," Zelenskyy said.
At the end of March, hundreds of dead civilians were also found in the Kiev suburb of Bucha after Russian troops withdrew - since then, the atrocities in Bucha have been considered a symbol of the most serious war crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Image from September 17: A mass grave with alleged war victims on the outskirts of Isjum © Juan Barreto/AFP
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Mass grave in Isjum: Lambrecht calls for clarification
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht called for the investigation of possible war crimes.
"These terrible crimes must be cleared up - preferably by the United Nations," said the SPD politician to the
Funke
newspapers.
The UN should be given access as soon as possible so that evidence could be secured.
(frs with dpa material)
