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Russian troops tortured locals, veterans, and soldiers in a basement in the village of Pisky-Radkivski, Kharkiv Oblast, before it was liberated by Ukrainian troops, Sergiy Bolvinov, head of Kharkiv Oblast police's investigative department, said on Facebook. The police found a dildo, a box of torn-out dentures, wires, and ropes, he said.
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