Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian occupiers are kept in real concentration camps, where they are abused and tortured.
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets spoke about this within the framework of the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which broadcast a national telethon.
— 20 kg is the minimum amount of kilograms that Ukrainians lose in Russian captivity. We have recorded this minimum. However, there are people who lost up to 40 kg in captivity, — he pointed out.
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The Ombudsman noted that this issue was discussed on the summit platform, and it was raised by representatives of friendly states.
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— According to them, they had already seen this in their history during the Second World War, these were photographs of prisoners of war and civilians presented after the liberation of the territories where concentration camps were located. That is, on the territory of the Russian Federation, in fact, there are now concentration camps in which citizens of Ukraine are abused, tortured, — Lubinets emphasized.
In his opinion, this situation is undoubtedly a consequence of the crisis of international humanitarian organizations.
Of course, Ukraine takes into account that the invaders do not allow Western independent observers into their territories or territories under temporary occupation.
— On the other hand, we do not see these organizations taking the initiative. And we also discussed this today, — Lubinets summarized.
