Russia has detained over 10,000 civilians in occupied Mariupol
Russian occupiers have detained over 10,000 Mariupol residents during the occupation of the city, their places of detention or further fate are unknown, the city mayor’s advisor, Petro Andriushchenko said on his Telegram channel on July 20.
"Every week in Mariupol dozens of citizens are detained as part of checks and search for saboteurs," Andriushchenko wrote in his post.
"They detain ordinary people for messaging those who fled the city. For reading Ukrainian news. Simply on suspicion and denunciation."
Most of them end up in the city's main torture chamber established by the occupiers in the former Central District Police Department, he noted.
"Here people "confess" and sign some papers. Then they are released under supervision at best, or disappear forever at worst," the official said.
"We have to memorize this. We have to return everyone home."
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