Accounts from Ukrainian prisoners of war detail the dehumanizing abuse they suffered under Russian captivity. Speaking to hromadske, they shared their raw, firsthand stories of survival and the psychological rehabilitation required to process such trauma. https://
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Ukrainian POWs detail dehumanizing abuse and recovery from Russian captivity
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Destruction of Su-30 fighter and three locomotives in Russia
❌ Винищувач Су-30 і три локомотиви знищено на росії
— Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (@DI_Ukraine) 14 décembre 2024
✔️ 14 грудня 2024 року у місті кримськ краснодарського краю держави-агресора росії прямо на аеродромі згорів ворожий винищувач Су-30.
🔗 https://t.co/JyeOgY6vWl pic.twitter.com/9xPK5iy8nhSu-30 fighter and three locomotives destroyed in Russia On December 14, 2024, in the city of Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai of the aggressor state Russia, an enemy Su-30 fighter burned right on the airfield. https://t.me/DIUkraine/5023
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Officer sent to front without gear
"Without a bulletproof vest and without an automatic rifle, under escort, he sent me to the front. If they do this with officers – the deputy commander of the unit – can you imagine what they do there with the soldiers?"
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Death threat for refusing illegal activities
According to his mother, he was told that he would be removed from the front line if he stopped talking about the 132nd Brigade's illegal business. However, he refused. He was there for about two months before a comrade warned him that he would be assassinated with a drone.
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Demin sent to the front without weapon or vest
18/ Demin says that his commanders tried to bring charges against him but dropped them, and instead sent him to the front line without a weapon or a bulletproof vest.
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Kyrgyz soldier threatens mother and son
In response, his mother says, she was personally contacted by the "chief of beatings" – 49-year-old soldier Almaz Arlashev, call sign "Gyurza" – who threatened to kill both Demin and her. Arlashev was previously implicated in beating a soldier to death but escaped punishment.
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Demin testifies against identified torturers
Demin states that he recognized one of the torturers as a military policeman involved in the arrest of the drug dealer. Another was Valery Dermendzhi, deputy commander of the 132nd Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, in front of whom he was subjected to electric shocks.
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Demin tortured and beaten with electric shocks
12/ Demin was repeatedly beaten and tortured with electric shocks in the following days. “My hands were swollen from the handcuffs, they turned blue. I thought they would break down and they would have to be amputated. The marks almost went all the way to the bone."
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Return after absence: abduction and freezing basement detention
11/ He returned from a period of leave on 10 December 2023 but was kidnapped by three men at a checkpoint near Yenakiieve in the occupied Donetsk region. He was taken to a frigid basement which he describes as an "ice chamber", where he was confined with a bag over his head.
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Ukrainian saboteurs destroy Russian Su-30 and three locomotives in Krasnodar Krai
Last night saboteurs working for Ukrainian military intelligence successfully destroyed a Russian Sukhoi Su-30 at Krymsk air base, Krasnodar Krai, by setting it on fire.
— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) 14 décembre 2024
The night before three Russian locomotives were destroyed in another fire, also in Krasnodar Krai. pic.twitter.com/2sZwKy3dq3Last night saboteurs working for Ukrainian military intelligence successfully destroyed a Russian Sukhoi Su-30 at Krymsk air base, Krasnodar Krai, by setting it on fire. The night before three Russian locomotives were destroyed in another fire, also in Krasnodar Krai.
