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Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing children in Kharkiv region as missile attack thwarted

Ukrainian authorities claim they have discovered evidence of children being tortured in territories formerly occupied by the Russian army, as authorities confirmed a thwarting of a drone strike.

Ukraine's human rights chief, Dmytro Lubinets, said in a news briefing on Wednesday that torture chambers allegedly for children accused of resisting Russian forces were found in parts of north-eastern and southern Ukraine recaptured by Kyiv's counteroffensive.

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