Kherson torture centres were planned by Russian state, say lawyers

Investigators say sites set up during occupation of Ukrainian city were part of calculated plan to terrorise' locals

Evidence collected from Kherson in southern Ukraine shows Russian torture centres were not random" but instead planned and directly financed by the Russian state, according to a team of Ukrainian and international lawyers headed by a UK barrister.

The city was under Russian control for eight months, from 2 March last year until Ukrainian forces entered the city on 11 November.