155. Detention, interrogation, torture
Balakliya (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Balakliya (Kharkiv)
DATE: May 28-September 4, 20YY
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: After filming and posting videos of Russian military vehicles passing through his village in March 2022, the Witness was detained by Russian forces on May 28. He was held prisoner at the Balakliya police station for 100 days, where he was interrogated, beaten, and tortured.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Savenets in his late 60s who worked as a photographer and videographer.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators included members of the Russian military, possibly from the FSB, and soldiers from the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic” and “Luhansk People’s Republic.”