Russia opens criminal cases into alleged torture of its soldiers by Ukraine

Burnt cars are seen in front of a residential building damaged in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

(Reuters) - Russia's Investigative Committee said on Thursday it was opening criminal cases into Ukrainian servicemen's alleged torture of their Russian counterparts as Moscow continues its military campaign in Ukraine.

The committee, which probes major crimes, said some Russian soldiers had been captured by Ukrainian forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions and held illegally by Ukraine's security service.