"Indeed, we were afraid that in this case [the case of the so-called Crimean "saboteurs "], torture could be applied because, unfortunately, it is a constant practice of the security forces in [the Russian-occupied] Crimea and in other cases of our Ukrainian political prisoners. If you remember the case of Oleh Sentsov, Hennady Afanasiev has told exactly what torture techniques were used against him," she said.
Read alsoMan severely beaten wearing Ukrainian symbols in occupied Crimea (photo, video)"We see almost the same methods if you remember the case of Oleksandr Kostenko and Andriy Kolomiets. They also named the same methods – duct tape, plastic bags over the face, electric shocks. That is, what we are seeing now is not the first time when the people who have become hostages of politically motivated cases reported almost the same kind of torture techniques. That is, we are now talking about a systemic practice, applied to the Ukrainians, who have essentially become the Kremlin’s hostages," said Skrypnik.
Read alsoRussia holding 13 Ukrainian political prisoners – Ukraine MFAAs UNIAN reported earlier, on August 10, the Russian FSB claimed that it prevented "terrorist acts" in the occupied Crimea on critical infrastructure sites, which had allegedly been plotted by the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. Also, the FSB announced the elimination of "Ukrainian network of agents" and the arrest of the "saboteurs". According to the Russian special services, "one of the organizers of the prevented terrorist attacks is Yevgeny Panov, born in 1977, resident of Zaporizhya region, a member of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who has also been detained and now testifies."
