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2022–present

Izolyatsia detention facility, Donetsk

Also known as: Isolation, ІЗОЛЯЦІЯ, Izolyatsiya

Ukraine2014–?Data quality: highVerified by UN/satellite

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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

Former arts centre converted into a detention and alleged torture site by armed groups in Donetsk city from 2014. Named in OHCHR HRMMU reports as a facility where civilians and Ukrainian fighters were held, subjected to ill-treatment and torture. Multiple survivors have testified to OHCHR interviewers. Facility continued operating under Russian-controlled administration following the full-scale invasion of February 2022.

Camp system

improvised-detention

Location

48.0049, 37.8050 — view on OpenStreetMap

Related sites

Same catalogue and country where possible; era-window fallback.

Primary sources