U.S. unveils war crimes charges against 4 Russian-allied troops: The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, marks the first time the U.S ...
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Quick Glance: Four Russian Soldiers Charged with War Crimes in Ukraine
- US citizen in Ukraine since 2021, not involved in the war.
- Two commanding officers named in charges: Suren Seiranovich Mkrtchyan and Dmitry Budnik.
- Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges as a crucial step towards holding the Russian regime accountable for the illegal war in Ukraine.
- Alleged crimes occurred after Russian forces captured the small village of Mylove on the Dnipro River in south-east Ukraine.
Russians committing rape, 'widespread' torture against Ukrainians, UN report finds
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Quick Glance: UN Inquiry: Russia Tortured Ukrainian Victims to Death
- Torture was inflicted with such brutality in some cases that it caused the death of the victim.
- Russian soldiers raped and committed sexual violence against women ranging from 19 to 83 years old in the occupied part of Kherson province.
- The commission's attempts to communicate with Russia went unanswered.
- Torture was mainly committed in detention centers operated by the Russian authorities and targeted individuals accused of being Ukrainian informants.
“I chewed that mouse between my teeth”: Ukrainian POW details torture, starvation in Russian camp
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Reporting Democracy : Facing prison, deportation and even conscription into the Russian army, migrants from the Middle East and Africa currently stuck in Russia have been ... Show more
Russian army officer admits: 'Our troops tortured Ukrainians': The former senior lieutenant tells the BBC he witnessed the mistreatment of prisoners.
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Up to 800,000 Russian citizens have arrived illegally in Crimea during its occupation
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In this time of war, too many torturers are evading justice: Democracies cite torture perpetrated by autocracies, while dodging responsibility for their own ...
aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/7/5/in-this-time-of-war-too-many-torturers-are-evading-justice
Russian invaders torture former Ukrainian defender to death in occupied Kherson oblast
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Wagner Group responsible for torture, killings and rampant exploitation of resources in Africa
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Quick Glance: The Significance of Prigozhin's Short-Lived Rebellion
- Vladimir Putin's inability to prevent it means he failed at his most important task.
- The Wagner mutiny has divided and distracted the Russian army tactically.
- Mr. Prigozhin has shown that time may not be on Mr. Putin's side after all.
- Now, Mr. Putin needs to reinvigorate his command and replenish his troops.
Russian soldiers get pay boost to torture Ukrainians: UN expert: Alice Edwards said Russian soldiers can have their monthly salaries increased significantly ...
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Quick Glance: UN Expert: Russian Soldiers Receive Salary Boost Through Torture
- According to Alice Edwards, Russian soldiers can significantly increase their monthly salaries by applying torture.
- Edwards plans to present a report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024, summarizing her findings from conversations with prisoners of war and stating that torture against Ukrainians is not random individual acts, but state policy.
- Defected Russian officers confirm similar allegations.
- In August, a Ukrainian soldier captured by Wagner reported being tortured for sport and later had both arms amputated above the elbow.
Russian army officer says he saw Ukrainian POWs tortured: Konstantin Yefremov is trying to seek asylum in the United States.
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Up to 10,000 Ukrainian POWs Feared Held by Russia; Families Await Return Amid Strong Evidence of Torture
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‘There isn’t a rational explanation for torture’ Oleksandra Matviichuk, who founded Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, speaks about tracking Russian war ...
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Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges: Oksana Minenko, a 44-year-old accountant who lives in the Ukrainian city of Kherson ...
reuters.com/world/europe/scale-alleged-torture-detentions-by-russian-forces-kherson-emerges-2023-01-12/
Quick Glance: A Russian-installed official claims that Ukrainian "resistance" continues in Soledar.
- Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Thursday that "pockets of resistance" remained in the Ukrainian town of Soledar, casting doubt on claims that Russian forces had taken the town.
- Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the powerful leader of the Wagner private military group, whose soldiers are fighting to take Soledar, declared on Wednesday that Russian forces had "complete control" of the town.
- The Russian defence ministry said in its daily military briefing on Thursday that offensive operations in the Donetsk region were continuing "successfully," with no mention of Soledar.
- Western military analysts also challenged Prigozhin's claim that his forces had taken the town.
Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges: Oksana Minenko, a 44-year-old accountant who lives in the Ukrainian city of Kherson ...
reuters.com/world/europe/scale-alleged-torture-detentions-by-russian-forces-kherson-emerges-2023-01-12/
Russia has summarily executed at least 77 civilian detainees since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, UN reports
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Russian troops 'castrated Ukrainian prisoners of war with knives': Drunk Russian soldiers beat up and 'castrated' two Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) ...
metro.co.uk/2023/06/18/russian-troops-castrated-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war-with-knives-18971051/
UN experts raise ‘widespread’ torture concerns with Russia: A team of UN independent experts say Russian forces’ methods of torture may be ‘state-endorsed’
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Electric shock, beatings: UN expert alarmed by Russian military torture in Ukraine
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Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers say Russians tortured and looted: Zaporizhzhia workers told The Times they were beaten and shot. The UN says the use of ...
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‘They’ll kill me if I come back’: Abduction, torture become routine in Russian-occupied Melitopol
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Russian army officer defects, tells of torture in Ukraine: Konstantin Yefremov denounced Russia's use of torture in Ukraine, becoming the latest in a string of ...
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Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges: Oksana Minenko, a 44-year-old accountant who lives in the Ukrainian city of Kherson ...
reuters.com/world/europe/scale-alleged-torture-detentions-by-russian-forces-kherson-emerges-2023-01-12/
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