Author: Sasha Vakulina
Published on: 23/05/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Ukraine and Russia agreed last week to exchange prisoners of war in a 1,000-for-1,000 swap for tens of thousands of Ukrainians. Most families and friends of Ukrainian POWs do not know where their loved ones are being kept, what conditions they are being held in or even whether they are alive. The photos often have a writing with a name, a brigade, and sometimes a date of disappearance. Nine out of 10 Ukrainian defenders are being subjected to torture in Russian prisons “Russia doesn’t make any difference between the soldiers and civilians in their captivity,” Labuzov says. Most of the civilians held in prisons were taken there from “the territories that Russia allegedly liberated and allegedly brought them happiness and freedom” It is not clear how many Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Labuzov: “These torturers told me the one goal they had was to 'come join us and we go on to occupy Europe together” he says they are also offered to switch sides and join Russian forces to then “occupy Europe”
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