Damaged house in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. UN report in Ukraine: Civilians detained after the start of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation are subjected to “torture and cruelty” International Law ~ 60 > Today the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a report that describes in detail the difficult situation of thousands of civilians detained after the start of the full -scale armed attack of Russia on Ukraine in 2022. 62 > 62 ~ according to the report, the Russian authorities systematically and widely use torture and cruelty, including sexual violence, in relation to Ukrainian civilians detained in the occupied territories. 62 violence and violence and violence and violence Threats Most of the 215 exempted civilians with whom the Office had talked since June 2023 gave consistent and detailed indications about the conditions of detention. They talked about brutal beatings, the use of electric shock, staging executions, long -term retention in stress poses, threats to death and violence against themselves or their loved ones, as well as cases of sexual violence. The respondents described poor conditions of detention, including & nbsp; lack of food and lack of proper medical care. violations of international law ~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~The report notes that the Russian Federation applies its criminal legislation in the occupied territories, ignoring the norms of international humanitarian law, which oblige to respect the current laws of the occupied territory when & NBSP; this is possible. Frequent neglect of legal and procedural guarantees led to mass cases of arbitrary detentions and caused serious fears about cases of violent disappearances, the authors of the report write. The families of the detainees, according to their data, often have no or almost no information about the fate of their loved ones. ~ 60 > atmosphere of fear “The total impact of these measures, along with the lack of accountability, actually deprived many Ukrainian Ukrainian civilians of legal protection during their detention and created the oppressive atmosphere and the climate of fear in the occupied territories of Ukraine, ”the report said. 62 ~~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 62According to the Ukrainian authorities, as noted in the report, in May 2025, about 1,800 Ukrainian civilians continued to be held by the Russian Federation in the occupied territories for reasons associated with armed conflict, but the real figure is probably significantly higher. 60 > “Our report discloses violations of human rights in relation to civilians detainees. People were arbitrarily grabbed right on the streets in the occupied territories, accused on the basis of constantly changing legal norms and kept in prison for days, weeks, months and even years, often limiting their contacts with families, ”said the Supreme Commissar of Human Rights Folker Turk. “ land It is important that the rights of a person of civilian detainees who are seriously affected by this terrible conflict are priority for any peaceful negotiations, ”he emphasized. ~ 60 > detention in the territories under the control of Ukraine 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~The report notes that in the territory controlled by Ukraine they mainly detain their own citizens on charges related to national security, including state treason and sabotage. ~ 60 > ~ 60 > many criminal cases related to the conflict relate to cooperation with Russian occupation authorities. People were held accountable for the implementation of emergency rescue and & NBSP; construction work, the provision of & nbsp; humanitarian aid and cleaning & nbsp; garbage during occupation-& nbsp; types of activities that the occupation authorities have the right Demand. 60 > increase in the number associated with the conflict of detentions – about 2,258 people who were in official investigative insulators and correctional institutions of Ukraine as of July 21, 2025, as well as 20 thousand open criminal cases – created a significant burden on the Ukrainian justice system. The authorities are taking steps to strengthen procedural guarantees and improve the conditions of detention. Nevertheless, the UN management continues to record cases of torture and cruelty to the detainees, and holding accountable for these violations & nbsp; remains limited. 60 > Turk again emphasized that it is always necessary to treat civilians, and their detention can be carried out only on the basis of, only on the basis of, stipulated by international law. They must be freed as soon as such reasons cease to exist.