“People Were Beaten with Tasers”: Who Is Torturing Azov Fighters in Captivity
Source: Slidstvo Info
Author: Karina Buhaychenko
“They enjoyed it when they were abusing us,” says “Azov” fighter Ostap about his guards in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the city of Kamyshin. In this Russian torture facility in the Volgograd region, Ukrainian prisoners of war were beaten, tortured with electricity, and those who were seriously wounded or ill were denied medical care. Five Ukrainians, according to testimony from their comrades, died there.
We identified the staff of this detention center, found out how much money they are paid for “such work,” and even called them.
The world must know how the aggressor state treats prisoners of war and unlawfully detained civilians, what fate they face, but also that captivity is not a final sentence, and that once released, people can continue living their lives. This is especially important for those awaiting the return of their relatives and loved ones. The topic of captivity is sensitive. A careless word can cause pain to a person who has endured captivity, to their relatives and loved ones, and to the thousands still waiting for their own to return from imprisonment. Revealing unnecessary information publicly can harm those who remain in captivity and undermine the efforts of the institutions and individuals negotiating releases and working to secure prisoner exchanges.
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Author: Karina Buhaychenko
“They enjoyed it when they were abusing us,” says “Azov” fighter Ostap about his guards in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the city of Kamyshin. In this Russian torture facility in the Volgograd region, Ukrainian prisoners of war were beaten, tortured with electricity, and those who were seriously wounded or ill were denied medical care. Five Ukrainians, according to testimony from their comrades, died there.
We identified the staff of this detention center, found out how much money they are paid for “such work,” and even called them.
The world must know how the aggressor state treats prisoners of war and unlawfully detained civilians, what fate they face, but also that captivity is not a final sentence, and that once released, people can continue living their lives. This is especially important for those awaiting the return of their relatives and loved ones. The topic of captivity is sensitive. A careless word can cause pain to a person who has endured captivity, to their relatives and loved ones, and to the thousands still waiting for their own to return from imprisonment. Revealing unnecessary information publicly can harm those who remain in captivity and undermine the efforts of the institutions and individuals negotiating releases and working to secure prisoner exchanges.
For English subtitles, please enable captions in the video settings and select Auto-translate → English.