Ukraine War: Torture Chambers Discovered in Liberated Kharkiv - Torture "Common Practice"
Created: 09/18/2022, 06:46
By: Tobias Utz, Teresa Toth, Constantin Hoppe, Johanna Soll, Nadja Austel, Nail Akkoyun, Lucas Maier
At least 450 bodies are found in graves in Izyum.
Torture chambers are said to have been discovered in the liberated Kharkiv.
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Some of the information comes from warring factions in the Ukraine war and cannot be checked directly and independently.
Update from Sunday, September 18, 6:15 a.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has accused Russia of cruel torture in the liberated Kharkov region.
In the meantime, more than ten torture chambers have been discovered in various cities in the liberated area, Zelenskyj said in a video message.
"Torture was a widespread practice in the occupied territory," the President said.
He described the occupiers who fled a week ago as "racists" and said that the "Nazis" had behaved in the same way.
"Racism" combines the words Russia and fascism.
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The "racists" would be held accountable for their actions "on the battlefield and in court," Zelensky said.
"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.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities released photos purporting to show torture chambers and equipment.
Torture chambers used by Russian troops are said to have been discovered in Kharkiv.
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+++ 10.40 p.m .:
According to Ukrainian media reports, there were several explosions in Cherson.
Local residents report that four explosions were heard on Saturday evening (September 17).
They also saw black smoke rising from the premises of an engineering factory that is said to be a Russian military base.
Ukraine-News: Shots fired at aid mission in the south of the country
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During a visit by Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who was sent to the war zone by Pope Francis, there was an incident.
While Krajewski was distributing relief supplies in Zaporizhia in the south of the country on Saturday (September 17), shots were suddenly fired, the Vatican news portal
Vatican News
reported .
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The Polish cardinal, who is responsible for the charitable affairs of the Vatican as almsmaster, and his companions had to take cover.
"For the first time in my life, I didn't know where to flee to," explains Krajewski.
The group was unharmed, however, and Krajewski, who had been sent to Ukraine for the fourth time since the war began, was able to continue his mission.
Ukraine War News: Czech Foreign Minister Demands International Tribute
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“I call for the rapid establishment of a special international tribunal that will prosecute the crimes.” After around 450 graves were discovered in the city of Izyum, which was recaptured by Ukrainian troops, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky called for the rapid establishment of an international one special tribunals.
"In the 21st century, such attacks on civilians are unthinkable and abhorrent," Lipavsky wrote on Twitter.
"We must not overlook it.
We are committed to the punishment of all war criminals.” Meanwhile, Maxar Technologies, an American company, published satellite images of the graves found in Izyum, eastern Ukraine, on Twitter.
News about the Ukraine war: 11-year-old girl dies after Russian missile attack
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During Russian attacks on Saturday (September 17), an 11-year-old girl was injured so badly that she died in the hospital a little later.
According to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the military administration of the Kharkiv region, Russian troops launched rocket attacks on the city of Chuhuiv.
Private buildings and a gas station were damaged, Synehubov told Telegram.
Russian forces also shelled two villages in the area.
Several civilian facilities were destroyed.
The central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk was also shelled on Saturday night, according to Governor Walentyn Resnichenko.
Russia launched a total of six attacks.
More than 90 bullets were fired.
Ukraine War: Bodies in Izyum graves show 'signs of violent death'
+++ 2.10 p.m .:
More than 80,000 Ukrainians have been evacuated from the war zones since August.
The Ministry of Resettlement reported that 30,000 people were evacuated from Zaporizhia Oblast, 24,000 people from Kherson Oblast and 17,000 (including 3,000 children) from Donetsk Oblast.
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Almost all the bodies that have been exhumed from the approximately 450 graves in liberated Izyum show “signs of a violent death”, says the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, Oleh Syniehubov, according to The Kyiv Independent.
"Russia leaves behind only death and suffering," said President Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to the 450 graves that were recently discovered in liberated Izium.
"Murderer.
butcher.
Deprived of everything human,” Zelensky said.
News about the Ukraine war: "Clear evidence of torture" in Izyum - Russians are said to have shot at the buried
Update from Saturday, September 17, 6:45 a.m .:
After hundreds of bodies were found in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum, which had been liberated from Russian occupation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev called for the world community to react to Moscow’s crimes.
Currently, more than 440 graves have been found near Izyum in the Kharkiv Liberated Region.
"It is too early to say anything about the number of people buried there, the investigation is ongoing," said Zelenskyy in a video message distributed in Kyiv on Friday evening.
News about the Ukraine war: Putin announces new attacks on eastern Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced new attacks on eastern Ukraine.
At the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan, Putin publicly commented on the military achievements of the Ukrainian military for the first time and issued a clear warning to Kyiv: Russia would deploy only part of its armed forces in Ukraine and would continue its operations in Donbass .
News about the Ukraine war: Russian military expert calls for more brutality
+++ 7.15 a.m .:
Military experts and politicians from Russia have called for a more brutal approach by soldiers in the war on state television, especially in response to territorial losses in Ukraine.
This is reported by a reporter from the US news portal
Daily Beast
.
It was also said several times that "attacks on critical infrastructures" had to be expanded.
Military expert Igor Korotschenko commented on this, among other things.
He is considered a pro-Kremlin propagandist.
An example: About a month ago he called for the support of Donald Trump in the US election campaign, saying he was a "friend" of Russia.
News about the Ukraine war: mass graves discovered in Izyum
Update from Friday, September 16, 1:30 a.m .:
According to media reports, mass graves were found in the city of Izyum (Kharkiv region), which was recaptured by the Ukrainian troops.
This is reported by both the British TV broadcaster
Sky
and the Ukrainian news portal
Nexta
, citing official information.
The information is reminiscent of the mass grave in Bucha near Kyiv that became known months ago.
It caused international reactions.
A total of 440 bodies were apparently found in the mass graves in Izyum.
They are to be examined forensically in the coming days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj condemned the crimes in a TV speech: "We want the world to know what caused the Russian occupation." Officials said that the first forensic results were expected on Friday.
Russia apparently cannot stop the Ukraine offensive - Poor supply of soldiers
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The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, has stated that Russian soldiers have destroyed an energy plant while fleeing the area.
This is reported by the Kyiv Independent
news portal
.
According to Syniehubov, around 5,000 people now have no gas supply.
His statements are not independently verifiable.
+++ 4.30 p.m .:
The Russian troops in the south and east of Ukraine apparently continue to have difficulties stopping the Ukrainian army’s counter-offensive.
This is reported by the US broadcaster
CNN
- and refers to problems that the Russian armed forces have had since the beginning of the invasion: The poor supply situation of the troops should be mentioned above all, so several supply routes are not working.
According to the report, there is also a lack of an “effective command and control structure”.
The information in the report cannot be independently verified.
However, a military expert had previously provided similar information and reported three factors that could hinder the Ukrainian army's offensive.
Update from Thursday, September 15, 6:45 a.m .:
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyj, visited troops in the east of the country yesterday (September 14).
When the 44-year-old was on his way back to Kyiv, a car drove into the head of state's convoy.
The
dpa
reports , citing Selenskyj's spokesman Serhij Nykyforow.
After an initial examination, however, the all-clear was quickly given, Selenskyj was not seriously injured.
The driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident was taken to a hospital.
Investigations into the circumstances of the accident are ongoing.
News about the Ukraine war: Russian rocket attacks on Mykolaiv reported
First report from Wednesday, September 14, 1:00 p.m.:
The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, has reported numerous attacks by Russian troops.
During the night, the armed forces bombed the city several times.
According to Sienkevych, security forces were still busy cleaning up at noon.
So far, little is known about the injured and dead.
The information cannot be independently verified.
(lm/tu/na/nak with dpa/AFP)