Russian strikes kill at least 8 civilians as fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's south and east

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Across Russia and newly occupied Ukrainian territories. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been detained in prisons and makeshift cells since the start of the war. The associated press reviewed satellite imagery interviewed former prisoners spoke with Ukrainian officials and obtained documents showing that Russia has plans to build even more detention centers in occupied territories and make it easier to jail. Ukrainians deep inside Russia. Survivors report inhumane conditions forced labor, torture and executions. Satellite photos from the Rostov region show the pace at which Russia has been expanding its prisons. This photo was taken before the invasion by October. We can see new construction underway rights officials believe hundreds of Ukrainians are now being held at the complex. Some civilians have been detained for weeks or months. Others remain in captivity with no end in sight. Olena Yahoo, the wife of *** Ukrainian soldier was detained for five months in Russian occupied territory. She's now being treated for the injuries sustained at the hands of Russian soldiers. Yahoo says she and other prisoners were used as slave labor forced at gunpoint to dig trenches near the front lines. This image shows the trenches, Yahoo and other prisoners dug near Zara where they were held. Former prisoners also describe being forced to dig mass graves nearby. The Russians have also traded civilians in exchange for their own captured soldiers. Another violation of international law, that's how Victoria and was released and was held inside Russia for six months. *** school teacher says she was accused of spreading anti Russian propaganda in the classroom. She says she was beaten and tortured in detention. *** UN report found at least 77 Ukrainian civilians had been summarily executed in Russian custody. But former prisoners say the numbers are likely higher. Many Ukrainian families have been left in the dark about the fate of their loved ones which the UN says may be *** war crime in itself. Romano was taken prisoner in early March of 2022. Neighbors told his daughter Anna that the former factory worker was escorted from his home and driven away on *** truck with his hands bound. The only information she has received has come through former detainees in Russian propaganda, including this photo of her father from about six months ago.

Russian forces struck 11 regions across Ukraine overnight, killing at least eight civilians.

Russian attacks on 11 regions across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians and wounded others, authorities said Saturday, as fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's attempts to dislodge Russian forces from territory they have occupied.Related video above: Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many moreThe regional prosecutor’s office in the eastern Donetsk region said that at least four people, including a married couple, were killed as Russian forces on Friday night shelled the settlement of Niu-York, south of the city of Bakhmut — the site of the war’s longest and bloodiest battle until it fell to Moscow in May. Three other Niu-York residents were hospitalized.Also on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s interior ministry said that two civilians died as Russian forces Friday struck Kostiantynivka, a city in the Donetsk region, from multiple rocket launchers. In a post on its official Telegram channel, the ministry said that another civilian was wounded in the same attack, which also destroyed 20 private homes, cars and a gas pipeline.Two people were also killed near the northern city of Chernihiv, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Russian border, as Russian cruise missiles destroyed the local cultural center and damaged apartment blocks, the regional military administration reported on Saturday morning. It did not specify the exact time of the attack, saying only it took place within the previous 24 hours.Three civilians were wounded as Russian troops overnight shelled a town neighboring the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, local Gov. Serhiy Lysak reported Saturday.Ukrainian officials have regularly accused Moscow of using the Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russian forces captured early in the war, as a base for firing on Ukrainian-held territory nearby. Fears have also mounted that Russia might sabotage the plant — Europe's largest — in an attempt to stymie Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, which has focused on the Zaporizhzhia region as well as the country’s industrial eastThe night passed quietly in the Ukrainian capital, with AP journalists in Kyiv witnessing no air raid alerts.The Ukrainian air force on Saturday morning said that it had overnight brought down 14 Russian drones, including five Iranian-made ones, over the country’s southeast, where battles are raging. In a regular social media update, the air force said that all Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones launched by Russian troops during the night were brought down, pointing to Ukraine’s increasing success rate in neutralizing them.

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Related video above: Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more

The regional prosecutor’s office in the eastern Donetsk region said that at least four people, including a married couple, were killed as Russian forces on Friday night shelled the settlement of Niu-York, south of the city of Bakhmut — the site of the war’s longest and bloodiest battle until it fell to Moscow in May. Three other Niu-York residents were hospitalized.

Also on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s interior ministry said that two civilians died as Russian forces Friday struck Kostiantynivka, a city in the Donetsk region, from multiple rocket launchers. In a post on its official Telegram channel, the ministry said that another civilian was wounded in the same attack, which also destroyed 20 private homes, cars and a gas pipeline.

Two people were also killed near the northern city of Chernihiv, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the Russian border, as Russian cruise missiles destroyed the local cultural center and damaged apartment blocks, the regional military administration reported on Saturday morning. It did not specify the exact time of the attack, saying only it took place within the previous 24 hours.

Three civilians were wounded as Russian troops overnight shelled a town neighboring the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, local Gov. Serhiy Lysak reported Saturday.

Ukrainian officials have regularly accused Moscow of using the Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russian forces captured early in the war, as a base for firing on Ukrainian-held territory nearby. Fears have also mounted that Russia might sabotage the plant — Europe's largest — in an attempt to stymie Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, which has focused on the Zaporizhzhia region as well as the country’s industrial east

The night passed quietly in the Ukrainian capital, with AP journalists in Kyiv witnessing no air raid alerts.

The Ukrainian air force on Saturday morning said that it had overnight brought down 14 Russian drones, including five Iranian-made ones, over the country’s southeast, where battles are raging. In a regular social media update, the air force said that all Iranian-made Shahed exploding drones launched by Russian troops during the night were brought down, pointing to Ukraine’s increasing success rate in neutralizing them.

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