Hostages & Torture

«each of them is prohibited from taking any measure of such a character as to cause the physical suffering … of protected persons in their hands. This prohibition applies not only to … torture … but also to any other measures of brutality whether applied by civilian or military agents.» Art. 32. P.3. IV Geneva Convention. 12.08.1949

«The taking of hostages is prohibited.» Art. 34. P.1. IV Geneva Convention. 12.08.1949

It is impossible to count how many civilians the Russians have captured and tortured.

Every day the world learns more and more about the horrors committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. No one is spared from their barbaric aggression, neither unarmed men, women or children. They are taking city deputies, journalists, and their relatives as hostages to try to pressure and silence Ukrainians from reporting Russia’s crimes.

Oleg survived three-day captivity. The Russians tortured him in the Kyiv regionOleg survived three-day captivity. The Russians tortured him in the Kyiv region
06/04/2022
Three-day captivity

The Russians tortured Oleh in the Kyiv region

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14/12/2022
Torture of children

Children’s torture chamber found in Kherson after de-occupation

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07/07/2022
90 days of captivity

The Russian military held the 16-year-old boy Vladyslav captive

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12/05/2022
The man was kidnapped and told about torture and interrogation

“They do it… with a pleasure”, the Headman of a village in the Kherson region says about crimes of the Russian military

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26/04/2022
Her dad almost lost his eyesight after beating.

17-years-old Mariupol resident Mariia Vdovychenko told about hiding in the basement and filtration camp after the evacuation

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02/04/2022
Three-day captivity

79-year-old journalist Yevhen Bal died after being captured and tortured by the occupiers

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02/04/2022
Prisoners of War

15 servicewomen returned from Russian captivity. The Russians tortured, mistreated them, and shaved their hair

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