Ukrainian citizens forced into Russia by Putin's forces were tortured and had their limbs amputated due to frostbite, human rights chief alleges

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Ukrainian citizens forced into Russia by Putin's forces were tortured and had their limbs amputated due to frostbite, human rights chief alleges

Ukraine's ombudswoman for human rights said civilians were forced to learn Russian patriotic songs and perform them to the guards.

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5.2.22
Ukraine's human rights chief alleged that citizens who were forced across the border and into Russia by President Vladimir Putin's forces endured torture and other forms of abuse. After recently returning from captivity at a prison in the Russian city of Kursk, Ukrainians detailed allegations of "humiliation and inhumane conditions," the country's ombudswoman for human rights Lyudmyla Denisova said in a Facebook post on Sunday. Denisova said the Ukrainians came back with sepsis, severe wounds, and amputated limbs and toes due to frostbite. She said the Russians filled people's boots with water — then made them put the boots back on after — and forced them to lie on the ground in the cold. "Interrogations took place two or three times a day, after which the men were severely beaten and later forced to sign documents stating that they had been treated well," Denisova said, adding that the Ukrainians were forced to learn Russian patriotic songs and perform them to the guards.

Ukraine has previously accused Putin's forces of abducting its citizens — including children — and forcing them across the border into Russia. Ukrainian civilians have also detailed reports of Russian "filtration camps" across the border for people who were forcibly relocated by Putin's forces. Meanwhile, the international community has continued to slam Russia's apparent disregard for human rights during its unprovoked campaign against its neighbor. Thousands of civilians have been killed so far, many from indiscriminate shelling and targeted executions. "Our work to date has detailed a horror story of violations perpetrated against civilians," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in late March.

The Mayor of Mariupol has also stated that at least 5,000 Mariupol children were taken to Russia with no documentation.

Didn't the Nazis steal Aryan-looking Polish children?

 

[Old 'N Chill]

I can't believe Putin is getting away with this killing, rape and horror in 2022. I know we don't want another world war or nuclear war, but this murderous dictator needs to be stopped somehow.

 

[joluoto]

I am not surprised they are getting away with. These things happens all over the world all the time, and the people doing it always gets away with it.

That being said this is some Nazi stuff. I think we can very much start talking about a genocide. It seems Putin's goal is to kill off the Ukrainian identity.