The Prosecutor General revealed how many Russian torture chambers were found in the liberated territories

The largest number of torture chambers was found in Kharkiv region – 25.

A Ukrainian serviceman walks down the basement corridor in a building used by occupiers as a place of torture in Kherson / Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman walks down the basement corridor in a building used by occupiers as a place of torture in Kherson / Associated Press

Law enforcement officers discovered 104 torture chambers in the de-occupied territories in 8 regions of Ukraine.

This was stated by Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, as reported by “Ukrinform.”

"Torture chambers and places of illegal detention were discovered in all areas liberated from the enemy. There are 104 such places in 8 regions of Ukraine," Kostin stated.

According to him, the largest number of torture chambers were found in Kharkiv region – 25,

  • Zaporizhzhia region – 18;

  • Kherson region – 11;

  • Donetsk region – 10."

Additionally, 19 torture chambers were found on the territory of the Russian Federation.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, nearly 90% of detainees and those held captive are subjected to torture or various forms of violence – physical or psychological.

Kostin emphasized that even the detention of a civilian is already a war crime, and torture, cruel treatment, and depriving individuals of access to justice are separate specific war crimes, the perpetrators of which must be punished.

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