Electrical wires, gas masks, and bloodied ropes were just some of the horrific findings in “interrogation centers” left behind by Russian forces in a newly liberated city.
claim to have found at least ten of these interrogation centers spread throughout the liberated territory.
The Ukrainians allege that for several weeks they kept dozens of men and women cooped up in tiny filthy cells, demanding answers on who was in the military, and who was likely to be giving the Ukrainian military information on Russian positions in the area. “We didn't want to leave our houses, because any time you left the street, they would check your phone.
The roads in the region are littered with military vehicles including tanks and armored personnel carriers, all marked with the infamous Z sign. But unlike the vehicles seen in the Kyiv region, which are all burned-out husks, many of these vehicles seem to have been abandoned in perfect working order.The remains of a Russian anti-aircraft gun on the road to Izium.
Ukrainian authorities believe that over 80 percent of the buildings in Izyum were damaged during the fighting. Hundreds of residents have been found buried in a mass grave just outside the city limits, most of whom are believed to have died from artillery or airstrikes during Russia's assault on the city in March.A local Christian charity had arrived to deliver aid to the fifty or so people lining up in the square when The Daily Beast arrived this week.