Miners captured by terrorists on May 4 in Novohrodivka in Donetsk Oblast were subjected to brutal torture at the Donetsk Regional State Administration and Regional TV and Radio building controlled by the extremists.  The victims described their ordeal at a press conference in Kyiv on May 8.

According to miners Oleksandr Hurov and Oleksandr Vovk, the prisoners were tortured by former policemen. One of the torturers had a chevron of the special ‘Griffin’ force. “There are many rooms there and people screaming in inhuman voices. Through the window you can see a Russian flag,” said Hurov.