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2022–present

Kherson city police department detention

Also known as: Херсонська поліція, Kherson police temporary holding

Ukraine2022–2022Data quality: highClosure reported

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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.

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Kherson city police department building used as a temporary detention facility by Russian forces during the occupation of Kherson city (March–November 2022). OHCHR documented testimony from released detainees describing arbitrary detention, beatings and other ill-treatment. Kherson was liberated by Ukrainian forces in November 2022.

Camp system

police-detention

Location

46.6419, 32.6169 — view on OpenStreetMap

Primary sources