Russian troops entered Yahidne and held 367 local residents captive for one month in a school basement, including 50 children and several infants, resulting in 11 deaths from inhumane conditions and 10 residents shot by invaders.

Russian invaders entered Yahidne on March 3, 2022

Russian troops held 367 people captive in the school basement for one month

Captives included 50 children and several infants as young as one and a half months

Eleven residents died from inhumane conditions in the basement

Ten residents were shot by Russian invaders

The basement measured 197 square meters

Russian forces detained 350 Yahidne residents in a 197-square-meter school basement from March 3 to 31

Among the hostages were 77 children and five infants

Russian forces used the hostages as human shields

Russian troops established headquarters in the school basement

The basement of a school in Yahidne was used as a detention facility for over 350 civilians for 28 days, resulting in 10 deaths.

Rescuers are working on the spot

Over this period, 10 hostages died in the basement, whom the Russian torturers forbade to be buried. Another 17 people were killed by them.