Ukraine's Defense Ministry officially stated they liberated 20 villages, penetrated 50 km at the deepest point, and liberated approximately 700 sq km of territory.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry officially stated they liberated 20 villages, penetrated 50 km at the deepest point, and liberated approximately 700 sq km of territory.

The Russians are using the same methods of persecution and torture in all occupied territories of Ukraine. Torture is a key tool for the Russians to obtain information.

During the occupation of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, people were tortured with beatings and electric shocks after being illegally detained by the Russians in the detention centre of the district police department.

19 out of 30 victims interviewed were able to confirm that people were tortured during the interrogation.

Cases of beatings and electric shock torture are widespread. Human rights defenders are aware of five cases in which the electric shocks were applied to the victim's genitals.

The exact number of people held in the detention centre during the six months the town was occupied is unknown. However, the prisoners themselves estimate that at least 130 people were currently in the detention centre at the time of its liberation on 8 September 2022.