35. Interrogation and torture of detained civilian.
Novovorontsovka (Kherson)
LOCATION: Novovorontsovka (Kherson)
DATE: April 21 – April 22, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 1
SUMMARY: Russian forces detained the Witness during an evacuation attempt on April 21, 2022. He was interrogated, beaten, and threatened with death at a checkpoint. He was then kept in a freezing shed, where he was further interrogated and tortured. He was released the next day in a prisoner exchange.
WITNESSES
The Witness of the incident was a male civilian who worked as a community leader.
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 and the internationally unrecognized “Donetsk People’s Republic.” The Witness notes that the people who interrogated him spoke a mix of Ukrainian and Russian language.