Miroshnik at the UN and Zhdanova at the OSCE accuse Kyiv of torturing POWs, "secret prisons" and strikes on civilians
Place: New York, ViennaRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
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Only Russian agencies carry the statements; the Ukrainian side and independent sources in the sample do not comment, and the figures are unverified.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large Rodion Miroshnik told an informal UN Security Council meeting of "medieval torture" of Russian POWs and a network of "secret prisons" in the frontline zone, of 9 141 civilians killed since 2022 and 72 children killed since the start of the year, and of 3 976 prisoners handed to Kyiv since May 2025. Yulia Zhdanova, head of the delegation at the Vienna talks, said strikes on civilian targets in Russia had at least doubled and that at least 20 thousand foreign mercenaries had fought for Ukraine.
“Украина создала сеть секретных тюрем в прифронтовой зоне, где издеваются над пленными россиянами”
“Since the beginning of this year alone, as many as 484 children have been injured, and 72 have been killed.”
- В МИД рассказали о секретных тюрьмах на Украине — RIA Novosti, 14 October, 21:27
- Over 70 children killed, over 480 wounded in Ukraine’s attacks this year — diplomat — TASS (tass.com), 14 October, 23:37
- Over 9,000 civilians killed by Ukrainian militants since 2022 — diplomat — TASS (tass.com), 14 October, 18:36
- Жданова рассказала, сколько иностранных наемников воевали на стороне Киева — RIA Novosti, 14 October, 20:35
- Ukraine at least doubles strikes on civilian Russian targets — diplomat — TASS (tass.com), 14 October, 20:48
- Мирошник рассказал о пытках россиян в украинском плену — RIA Novosti, 14 October, 21:18
- Since May 2025, Russia handed over almost 4,000 POWs to Kiev — diplomat — TASS (tass.com), 14 October, 22:00
- ВСУ используют против пленных россиян электрические стулья, заявил Мирошник — RIA Novosti, 14 October, 22:28
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