100. Bombardment of city and detention of civilian
Izium (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Izium (Kharkiv)
DATE: February 24 – March 1, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Witness testifies about the bombing of the city of Izium, during which his house, cars, and commercial premises were damaged. The Witness was injured in the hand, as he claims, by a fragment of a cluster bomb. His wife was under the rubble of the house that was hit by the bomb. The Witness was held in captivity for five days in unsatisfactory conditions without any grounds for detention and witnessed the torture of other prisoners.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian in his early 70s and a resident of Izium who worked as a historian and author.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included unidentified collaborators in civilian clothing and unidentified soldiers who varied in rank, some of whom wore tricolor military uniforms.