Researchers at a US university say they have uncovered 21 'filtration' sites in the Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. 9News
Yale University researchers said these sites are used by Russian forces and their allies to process, register, interrogate and detain Ukrainians trying to leave Russian-occupied territory. Those detained can include civilians and prisoners of war.
"The conditions reported by those released from the facilities examined here can constitute cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment under international humanitarian and human rights law," the study says, adding that the "conditions include overcrowded facilities, a lack of access to adequate sanitation, insufficient food and clean water, exposure to the elements, denial of medical care, and the use of isolation.
Volnovakha Correctional Colony is one of the sites described in the study. Detailed findings allege it is a long-term facility for those who didn't pass filtration along with prisoners of war who surrendered after the Azovstal steel plant siege. The Yale study notes that "without further investigation, including the ability to independently excavate these locations, no definitive determination can be made about what these sites may contain based only on the evidence in this report."Earlier this year CNN spoke to a number of Ukrainians who went through "filtration" and described facing threats and humiliation during the process. They say they were asked about their politics, future plans and views on the war.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire after a Russian attack damaged a building of a technical school in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
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