20. Detainment of village elder.
Nova Basan (Chernihiv)
LOCATION: Nova Basan (Chernihiv)
DATE: March 5-March 30, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: From February 28th to March 30th, 2022, the Russian military controlled Nova Basan and the other neighboring villages. On March 5th, 2022, the occupiers detained an older gentleman who was the village head of Nova Basan. Over the next 26 days, he was illegally held in captivity with horrific conditions in five different places. This includes the village cellar with 20 other men. One time, the witness was escorted to a fake execution.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian and the head of his village.
VICTIMS
The Victims of the incident included the witness mentioned above, as well as the witness’ deputy, a male civilian.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators of the incident were members of the Russian military who varied in rank, and spoke Russian.