# Over 40 Russkoye Porechnoye residents allegedly tortured to death by Kyiv forces in Kursk invasion

https://mins.news/en/item/14946

- TASS, 2026-08-06 09:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2169595

> More than 40 residents of Russkoye Porechnoye were allegedly tortured to death during the invasion of Kursk by Kyiv’s forces, according to the report. The villagers were said to have been held in basements, where they were tortured before being killed. The account further says that some residents were shot, while others were killed with grenades.

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