Izolyatsia prison

Roman Lyagin, who participated in the seizure, and who was Russia's head of the "Donetsk People's Republic" "Central Electoral Commission"[15] claimed that the premises were necessary to store humanitarian aid received from the Russian Federation.

[19] According to the data presented in the DRA's report and the media initiative for human rights, the Vostok Battalion settled on the site in June 2014 and prisoners of war and civilian hostages were kept on the premises.

[20] According to the testimony of former prisoners, the offices and basements of the former factory were reequipped as jail cells with five-litre cans for toilets.

[22][23] Prisoners are forced to work for the wardens, who regularly use physical violence, and are deprived of food, water,[4] and medical care.

According to the report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the period from 16 November 2019 to 15 February 2020, the individuals detained in Izolyatsia underwent torture, including electric shocks, mock executions and sexual violence.

The journalist Stanislav Aseyev, who was held in the Izolyatsia prison from 2017 to 2019, stated that acts have been carried out there would qualify as war crimes.

[12] Photographs and videos were produced at Izolyatsia showing ISIL fighters alongside soldiers from the Ukrainian Azov Battalion.

[33] An investigation conducted by BBC journalists with assistance from Wikimapia established where the shoot took place and refuted the material as fake.