156. Detention, torture
Balakliya (Kharkiv)
LOCATION: Balakliya (Kharkiv)
DATE: August 2-August 14, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: The Witness was detained by the Russian forces on August 2, 2022, and held in the Balakliya police station for 12 days. He was assaulted during an interrogation, and he went on a hunger strike in hopes of release. Additionally, the Witness was fired upon by a sniper while driving his car through town on March 9, 2022.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and resident of Balakliya in his early 70s. Before the invasion, he worked as a car dealer.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was the Witness mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were members of the Russian military who varied in rank and were aged between their mid-20s and mid-50s. The witness believed they were FSB officers.