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(KYIV, UKRAINE) – A new documentary investigation by The Kyiv Independent has revealed widespread and systematic torture of Ukrainian civilians held by Russian forces in occupied territories and inside Russia, highlighting what researchers describe as a long standing culture of abuse rooted in Soviet era practices. The film, produced by the outlet’s War Crimes Investigations Unit, brings together testimony from civilians detained at different times and in different locations since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. Those interviewed include local…