Halya Coynash: Russian mercenaries’ torture of Ukrainian prisoners
Ukrainian human rights activists believe that over 87 percent of Ukrainian soldiers and 50 percent of civilians taken prisoner by Kremlin-backed, pro-Russian militants in Donbas have been subjected to torture or ill-treatment. What is more, in over 40 percent of the so-called 'interrogations' and control over them, key roles were played by mercenaries from the Russian Federation or people who identified themselves as Russian military personnel.