
'Mass burial sites' previously found in Izyum Dirt and filth - the trademark of the 'Russian world'," it added. The Russian occupiers left looted houses. "People were intimidated, beaten and abused. "When Russian servicemen entered the village, they drove the locals out of their homes and settled there themselves," it said. The country's National Police Force has accused Russian troops of committing war crimes during their occupation of the area. 'People were intimidated, beaten and abused'

He confirmed that police "know the names of the victims" and an investigation is now underway. Investigators found a terrible torture chamber in the village," he said. "Neighbours constantly heard screams from there. Photos released by the head of Kharkiv's National Security Service's investigative department, Serhii Bolvinov, also showed a smashed phone, pieces of what appeared to be barbed wire, and a sex toy. However, Sergey did reveal locals had told him that the crowns may have played a part in the torture, with Russians using them to "scare people". So if they were found here, they must be mine." The dentist, named Sergey, told the newspaper, "I'm the only dentist here. He said he thought the Russians probably stole them thinking they were gold when, in fact, they were stainless steel.

However, though the crowns may have been used in the torture of captives, it appears they were not, in fact, pulled from the dead by Russian soldiers.Ī local dentist told German newspaper Bild that they actually came from his collection that was looted by invaders. Russia's front 'begins to collapse' - Ukraine war latestĪs they moved through the region, local officials and National Police said they made the grim discovery in the Borova district, alongside several other horrendous items.Ī gas mask with a dirty cloth attached to it was found, Kharkiv's chief police investigator said, with Ukraine's defence ministry claiming it had been forced onto "the head of a victim, who was covered with a smouldering rag and buried alive".Ī box of gold dental crowns that was found prompted the ministry to draw parallels between Russian and Nazi forces, describing the room as a "mini Auschwitz". Having been occupied by Russian forces since April, Pisky-Radkivski was freed by Ukrainian troops last week. The room was found inside a de-occupied town near Izyum, a city in the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine. A suspected Russian torture chamber has been discovered in a newly-liberated town, Ukrainian officials have claimed.
