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2024-01-11 19:57:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D5C204577C10329005B45C9E27B3BBB6747F06F78E86D7333B6A752C72C94322
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Independent UN reports have concluded that Russia is responsible for the kidnap, rape, torture and murder of civilians and of Ukrainian soldiers. There are multiple widespread reports of this. Experts say it is part of Russia's strategy to instil fear. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/09/russias-war-ukraine-synonymous-torture-un-expert https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/06/widespread-use-torture-russian-military-ukraine-appears-deliberate-un-expert https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/ukraine-war-russia-torture-izium/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/07/22/ukraine-torture-disappearances-occupied-south https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141417 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/23/electric-cables-hammers-and-guns-ukrainians-tell-of-russian-torture https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66453692 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/7/7418874/
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