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2022–present

Starobesheve detention facility

Also known as: Старобешеве, Starobeshevo

Ukraine2022–?Data quality: lowNGO-reported allegation

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Documentation purpose.This catalogue indexes detention sites attributed to the Russian Federation's military or occupation administration in Ukraine since 2022, as reported by named international monitoring bodies (UN OHCHR, Yale Humanitarian Research Lab) and Ukrainian NGOs (Media Initiative for Human Rights, Centre for Civil Liberties). Each entry carries its verification status and source attribution. Allegations are not adjudications.

About

Starobesheve, Donetsk region — named in MIHR's filtration database as a detention facility used for civilians who were separated during filtration procedures. Testimonies describe conditions in former agricultural or industrial buildings adapted for detention. Location in territory under Russian control since 2022.

Camp system

improvised-detention

Location

47.7453, 38.0003 — view on OpenStreetMap

Primary sources