Prisoners taken by the warring parties in the Russia-backed conflict in eastern Ukraine have endured systematic torture, sexual violence and other abuses, the United Nations human rights agency said in a report released July 2.
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Associated Press: UN documents prisoners’ torture, abuse in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ukrainian prisoners pass an identity checkup before being handed over to the Ukrainian side as part of a prisoner swap near the cross-front-line entry point of Mayorske on April 16, 2020. Nineteen Ukrainians were freed from captivity within the swap.
