Russian authorities have inflicted torture, including sexual violence, in a “widespread and systematic manner,” to the civilian detainees in Ukrainian areas it occupies. This has been reported by the United Nations on Tuesday.
In a fresh report, the UN rights office has concluded that Russia from the moment it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 “has subjected Ukrainian civilian detainees to consistent patterns of serious violations” of international law.
A full 92 percent of those detained by Russia“gave consistent and detailed accounts of of having been subjected to torture or ill-treatment during their captivity,” the report said.
In May 2025, the Ukrainian authorities reported that around 1,800 Ukrainian civilians were being detained by Russia, the rights office said, stressing that the actual number was likely significantly higher.
