Russia inflicting ‘brutal torture’ on Ukrainians in occupied territory: Ukraine

According to Ukrainian military officials, Russia is intensifying suppression of patriotic Ukrainians within one of the partially occupied territories that the Kremlin wishes to integrate into Russia.

“Citizens with pro-Ukrainian views, as well as those who do not want to comply with the demands of the local occupation so-called authorities, are subjected to brutal torture there,” In a daily update about the conflict, the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed this.

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Zaporizhzhia is one of the key areas in the so-called “Crackdown on Terrorism” and it’s currently underway “land bridge” From the Ukrainian peninsula, Crimea, which Russian President Vladimir Putin captured in 2014, to Russia’s mainland. This allegation highlights the importance of the fighting in eastern Ukraine as well as the pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, to organize a successful counteroffensive and not make territorial concessions for Russia.

“His margin for maneuverability has shrunk over the last year,” According to a State Department senior official, the Washington Examiner In a recent interview. “And, the reason for that is largely the unbelievable atrocities that Russia’s carrying out on the Ukrainian people. And, you know, it’s going to be much more difficult for, for Zelensky to … concede any territory today than it would have been perhaps in March of last year.”

Russian forces invaded Ukraine in a series of war crimes. This was especially true after the Russian withdrawal of Bucha and other cities near Kyiv, which led to the discovery of hundreds of civilian deaths during the Russian occupation. These allegations were confirmed by United Nations investigators, who reported on this week. “sexual violence amounting to torture and the threat of such against women and men have been important aspects of the torture exercised by Russian authorities” During war.

“Russian authorities have committed unlawful transfers and deportations of civilians and of other protected persons within Ukraine or to the Russian Federation, respectively,” The independent commission of United Nations Human Rights Council was also added. “This is a war crime.”

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin, as well as a key official responsible for implementing the policy, after the child deportations. The ICC’s inability enforce its orders may make this rebuke more symbolic than practical. Russia, unlike the United States, is not a member of the treaty that created the court.

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“We consider the very formulation of the issue outrageous and unacceptable. Russia, as well as several other states, do not recognize the jurisdiction of this court and, accordingly, any decisions of this kind are null and void for Russia in terms of law,” Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, stated Friday, according to state media.

Zelensky made legal retribution to the Russian invasion a central part of his diplomatic efforts during the past year. “The day will come when all the perpetrators of war crimes against Ukrainians will be brought to justice in the halls of the International Criminal Court and national courts,” He said so Thursday. “Rashism will not be able to remain unpunished evil. There will be punishment. And if some terrorists hope to hide somewhere … it will not work for them.”