A current UN report accuses the Russian army of serious mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war. These are “appalling”, systematic and widespread, the Ukrainian Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council reported in Geneva on Friday.
Beatings and punishment with electric shocks are therefore part of daily life in prisons. In its latest report, the Commission describes, among other things, the case of a man who suffered a broken tailbone, collarbone and teeth during his captivity. He told UN experts that he had been beaten so severely that he bled from the anus. Out of desperation, the man tried to commit suicide. Since his release, he has had to undergo 36 operations.
“The victims’ accounts reveal that they were brutally and continuously subjected to severe pain and suffering for almost the entire period of their captivity,” the report said. Prisoners would also go hungry and therefore eat worms, soap, paper and dog food in their distress.
Commission speaks of war crimes
According to the committee, torture by Russian soldiers and prison officials constitutes war crimes. The report also contains reports of torture and sexual crimes against Ukrainian citizens. In one case, a 42-year-old pregnant woman and her son’s 17-year-old girlfriend were raped by two Russian soldiers.
Source: Krone
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