War in Ukraine: Civilians in Balakliya share chilling accounts of Russian atrocities • FRANCE 24
By France 24, November 16, 2022

Ukraine's recapture of the city of Kherson comes two months after another military success: the liberation of large swathes of the northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian occupation. There, too, there were celebrations, as local people greeted soldiers with flowers, hugs and tears. But now as winter approaches, people are struggling to rebuild their towns and their lives. Evidence continues to emerge of systematic torture of civilians who were detained by the Russian occupying forces. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg and Denys Denysov report from the town of Balakliya.