They have a trick like this. A soldier from Azov spoke about the methods of Russians in captivity.

Ukrainian defender of Mariupol Mykhailo Chaplia spoke about how Russians torture Ukrainian prisoners. According to him, Russian soldiers ask prisoners about their lives and work, and then brutally beat them.

“We are beaten every day. We stand with our eyes closed and hands twisted. We are beaten with a stun gun. We are beaten on the legs, with batons on the ribs, hit on the kidneys. There is a special forces soldier who wants to show his strength. He asks who you are in life, and if you say you are a defender from Azov, he hits you in the liver. A few hits are enough to break you. There is moral pressure,” Chaplia explained.

Chaplia was transferred to a punishment cell twice due to his affiliation with the Azov battalion. He spent nine months in solitary confinement the first Time and eight months the second time, intermittently being in a regular cell. He also reported that during the tuberculosis epidemic, sick prisoners were forced to live with healthy ones and healthy ones - with sick.

He noted that the conditions in captivity were unbearable, especially regarding food. Over two and a half years of captivity, he lost 47 kilograms. Mykhailo Chaplia acknowledges that the torture was so prolonged and constant that he stopped feeling pain. However, he never doubted that he would return home.

Former prisoner of war Maksym Kolesnykov spoke about his story at the peace summit in Switzerland. He noted that his friends are still in captivity, and he considers it his duty to talk about the prisoners in Ukraine. Kolesnykov added that many prisoners looked like skeletons due to explosions and food in captivity.

According to Kolesnykov, there is a lack of understanding in the world that Russian captivity actually exists.