33. Killing of detained civilian.
Lotskyne (Mykolaiv)
LOCATION: Lotskyne (Mykolaiv)
DATE: March 16 – March 17, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 2
SUMMARY: On March 16, 2022, Russian forces detained an elderly civilian and accused him of supporting the Ukrainian military. His body was found early on March 18 near his home with multiple gunshot wounds and signs of torture.
WITNESSES
The Witnesses of the incident included a doctor and the wife of the Victim. The Witnesses were both female civilians and residents of Lotskyne.
VICTIMS
The Victim of the incident was a 60-year-old male civilian and retired history teacher. The Victim was found dead with numerous gunshot wounds and signs of torture.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were a group of Russian soldiers.