91. Torture of abducted teacher
Kherson (Kherson)
LOCATION: Kherson (Kherson)
DATE: August 24 – October 24, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 2
SUMMARY: The Witnesses testify about being held in captivity, physical and psychological violence, forced labor, torture with electricity, and poor and humiliating conditions in detention.
WITNESSES
The Witnesses of the incident were a couple who worked as a teacher and electronics technician. The Witnesses were male and female civilians and residents of Kherson aged between their late 20s and early 30s. One of the Witnesses was engaged in guerrilla activities against the Russians.
VICTIMS
The Victims of the incident were the Witnesses mentioned above.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The perpetrators were men who wore civilian clothes and balaclavas. The other group of perpetrators were mobilized soldiers from Donetsk, ranging in age from late teens to mid-60s.