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'It was horror': Liberated Ukrainians share tales of occupation

By Carlotta Gall

21 Oct 2022 · 5 min read

"Ruling through violence." The New York Times details stories of abuse and torture of civilians in one Ukrainian town that was until recently occupied by Russian troops.

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BALAKLIYA, Ukraine — Russian troops spent weeks searching for Mariya, the 65-year-old common-law wife of a serving Ukrainian army officer.

Twice, she said, they ransacked her cottage in a village outside the town of Balakliya, Ukraine, and when they did eventually detain her months later, they tortured her repeatedly under interrogation, using electric shocks and threats of rape.

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