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Former police officer suspected of torturing Ukrainian woman

  • Earliest collected report:ArmyINFORM

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine has charged a former police officer from Luhansk with torturing a civilian woman due to her pro-Ukrainian stance. The woman was abducted from her home and held in a basement for 16 days.

In brief

  • The charge was announced on 25 August 2026
  • The woman was held for 16 days
  • The incident occurred after part of Luhansk was occupied in 2014
  • The suspect switched sides to the occupiers
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