Kiev accused of systematic torture of Russian prisoners | 30 May 2025 | Ukraine has established a dehumanizing system of torture targeting captured Russian military personnel, a human rights advocate has claimed. Maksim Grigoriev, who chairs an international commission investigating alleged Ukrainian government crimes, said his findings were based on extensive testimonies from Russian soldiers released in prisoner exchanges... Grigoriev said the widespread nature of the alleged abuse indicates "a deliberate systematic practice of constant torture," amounting to a crime against humanity. He claimed the purpose was not intelligence-gathering but rather the dehumanization of Russian captives, adding that violence was often inflicted out of malice. Former detainees described beatings and various forms of abuse they say occurred while in Ukrainian custody. The report cites waterboarding, electrocution, and the use of attack dogs against prisoners as common methods.