CNN —Nearly half of Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers in Kherson were subjected to widespread torture including sexual violence, according to a report published Wednesday.
The report reveals analysis of an initial pool of 320 cases of detention in Kherson, across more than 35 identified detention centers.
The report adds that suffocation, waterboarding, severe beatings and threats of rape were other techniques commonly used against victims by Russian guards in the Kherson torture chambers, according to the specialist unit.
Mykytenko says these patterns of rape and torture point towards a Russian intent to eradicate Ukrainian identity.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations of torture and human rights abuses in Ukraine despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, investigated, compiled and shared by international human rights organizations and news organizations.
Persons:
it’s, Anna Mykytenko, ” Mykytenko, Mykytenko, Wayne Jordash, ”, “
Organizations:
CNN, Mobile Justice Team, EU, Ukraine’s, Global Rights Compliance, Global Rights, “, Kremlin
Locations:
Kherson, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia