10 Odesa recruitment officers suspected of torturing men
Ten officers from one of Odesa's district territorial recruitment centers have been charged with kidnapping and torturing people. Investigators have identified at least eight victims who were abused and subjected to physical force, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on Aug. 18.
Ten officers from an Odesa district recruitment center have been charged with kidnapping and torturing civilians, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko. The investigation identified at least eight victims who endured physical abuse, including beatings, being choked, handcuffed, and threatened. One victim even had a service vehicle strike him while attempting to apprehend him.
Several suspects have been detained, with four facing torture charges and six others facing unlawful deprivation of liberty charges. A court has ordered pre-trial detention without bail for the four accused of torture, while the remaining six will remain under house arrest. Seven of the suspects were conscripted in spring 2025 and directly sent to the recruitment center, where they were armed and given responsibility.
The prosecutor general emphasized that no one is above the law, regardless of their position or uniform. The State Bureau of Investigation also released photos showing a suspect's phone lock screen displaying a message urging violence against civilians. On August 12, four more TRC employees in Odesa Oblast were separately charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty and kidnapping involving physical violence.
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