134. Looting of civilian homes
Izium (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Izium (Kharkiv)
DATE: February 27, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: While living under occupation, the Witness was compelled to exchange cigarettes for food with Russian forces to feed his family. The Witness observed Russian soldiers exiting houses with bags of food. He believed that the items he received from the Russian forces were looted from these local residences.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Kharkiv in his early 20s who worked as an actor and lighting artist.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were male soldiers whom the witness believed to be members of the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic” or “Luhansk People’s Republic.”