Charges have been filed against pro-Russian militants for torturing a civilian during the occupation of Kherson.

Law enforcement officials have identified and announced charges in absentia against three participants of an illegal armed formation from the Russian Federation who tortured a civilian during the temporary occupation of Kherson.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.

The suspects include two natives of the Donetsk region and a Crimean. The investigation has revealed that during the temporary takeover of Kherson, they joined the formation called "State Security Service of the Kherson Region," which was established similarly to the FSB of the Russian Federation. Their task was to suppress the resistance movement and any expressions of rejection of the occupying pseudo-authorities.

It is noted that in September 2022, the suspects broke into the home of a resident of the village of Bekhtery. Threatening with rape and using physical force, they conducted a search, after which they forcibly took the man to a torture chamber in Kherson. On the way, the victim was beaten and subjected to electric shocks.

The man was unlawfully held for over a month in the basement of a seized office building. He was beaten, choked, had mock executions performed on him, forced to sign fabricated confessions, and filmed on video. Eventually, the victim was released.

All three offenders are charged with committing war crimes, with one of them facing additional charges of treason and participation in an illegal armed formation.

As reported by Ukrinform, Kherson police investigators have announced charges against a Russian police officer who tortured a local resident.

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