Russia is allegedly planning to build new prisons and detention centers, as revealed by a newly leaked document.
Will the Russian military use these new prisons to contain Ukranian prisoners? Here are the major details you need to know.
Russia Allegedly Plans to Build New Prisons, Detention Centers by 2026
According to Fox News' latest report, a Russian government document, which was acquired by the Associated Press, revealed plans for new prisons.
Specifically, the document stated that Russia wants to construct 25 new prisons, as well as six detention centers in occupied parts of Ukraine.
The Russian government allegedly plans to complete these detention centers and prison colonies as early as 2026.
Based on the leaked document, the plans of Russia for its new prisons were outlined back in January.
There's a high chance that Russia will construct these new prisons and detention centers, especially since the government recently signed a decree that allows sending people from territories with martial law.
These territories include all of occupied Ukraine. With this decree, the Russian government can easily deport Ukrainians who are resisting occupation deep into Russia.
Will Russia Use These Prisons for Ukrainian Prisoners?
There's a high chance that the upcoming Russian prison colonies and detention centers will be used to detain Ukrainian prisoners.
On Thursday, July 13, AP claimed that thousands of Ukrainian civilians are being held by the Russian military as prisoners.
They are believed to be tortured and forced to dig trenches that Russian soldiers are using against Ukraine. This detail was revealed after Ukraine's satellite imagery captured some of the Ukrainian civilian prisoners.
Lena Yahupova, a Zaporizhzhia region city administrator, said that Ukrainian civilians are affected by Russia's human trafficking business.
Yahupova was actually detained in October 2022. But, she was able to escape the Russian military in March.
If you want to learn more about how Russia imprisons Ukrainian civilians, you can click this link.
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