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Newsday: 16/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Ukrainian POW say they were tortured at Russian prison

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16/08/2023 05:06 GMT : Ukrainian POW say they were tortured at Russian prison

Ukrainian POW say they were tortured at Russian prison

BBC World Service - Newsday, Ukrainian POW say they were tortured at Russian prison

Ex-detainees allege physical and psychological abuse by Russian officers and guards.

The Russian government has not allowed any outside bodies, including the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to visit the facility.

Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in custody at a detention facility in south-western Russia, in what would be serious violations of international humanitarian law.

More than 100 people are now known to have died in the devastating wildfires in Hawaii.

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