Two more bodies with traces of torture discovered in Kharkiv region
IRYNA BALACHUK — THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2022, 16:32
Law enforcement officers have discovered the bodies of two men bearing traces of torture in the liberated town of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: Office of the Prosecutor General
Quote: "On 6 October, the investigative prosecutorial team conducted an inspection in a brick-making workshop in the village of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. Law enforcement officers found two men’s bodies, their hands bound and showing traces of torture, near a metal cylinder drum."
Details: One of the victims was found with bruises on the neck and chest. The other had a bullet wound in the chest and groin area, as well as a head wound.
A pre-trial investigation into this case has been opened under Art. 438.2 of the Criminal Code (violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder).
Background:
- It was reported on 5 October that law enforcement officers had found two mummified bodies in the basement of a destroyed house in the liberated village of Kamianka, Kharkiv Oblast.
- Also in Kharkiv Oblast, law enforcement officers found two corpses of civilians who had been tortured by Russian special forces. The victims were handcuffed.
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