Russian authorities have subjected civilian detainees in Ukrainian areas it occupies to torture, including sexual violence, in a “widespread and systematic manner”, the United Nations said Tuesday. The report said UN investigators had interviewed 216 civilians released from detention in the occupied territories since June 2023. A full 92 percent of them “gave consistent and detailed accounts of of having been subjected to torture or ill-treatment during their captivity”, it said. “Many interviewees were subjected to multiple forms of torture or ill-treatment while in detention,” the report said. AdvertisementTuesday’s report also documented “instances of torture and ill-treatment” of civilians detained by Ukrainian authorities.