Zelensky accuses the Russian invaders of torture

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At least ten torture sites were discovered in the areas recaptured by the Ukrainian army, Zelensky said in a video speech broadcast late Saturday night.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces, which until recently controlled much of the Kharkiv region, of widespread torture.

At least ten torture sites were discovered in the areas recaptured by the Ukrainian army, Zelensky said in a video speech broadcast late Saturday night.

“Torture was a widespread practice in the occupied territories,” the Ukrainian president said. He called the invaders who “fled” because of the Ukrainian army’s counter-offensive last week “fascists” and compared their behavior to that of Nazis.

Like the Nazis, the Russians will be held accountable for their actions before justice, Zelensky assured. “We will identify all those who tortured and abused people, who brought these atrocities from Russia to the territory of Ukraine,” he added.

He said that the Russian invaders left behind instruments of torture when they left the territories they had occupied.

The Ukrainian authorities released relevant photos. Signs of torture and violent death were found on bodies discovered days ago in a mass burial site in a wooded area near the town of Izium.

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