), He responded toan online advertisement he came across and was sent to Donetsk, which is controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The broadcaster believes the word Gruziny which means Georgians in Russian can also be heard. WebUkrainian children taken to Russia brings back fear, memories of a similar Nazi effort. His dash toward Ukrainian lines in a group of five soldiers ended with three dead and two captured. [81][82] Analysts warned about accepting the Ukrainian claims as fact, as Western countries were emphasizing the Russian military's toll, while Russian news outlets have largely stopped reporting on the Russian death toll. Russia claimed to have captured 572 Ukrainian soldiers by 2 March 2022,[364] while Ukraine claimed 562 Russian soldiers were being held as prisoners as of 20 March,[365] with 10 previously reported released in prisoner exchanges for five Ukrainian soldiers and the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov. WebIn contrast, the Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper claimed 1,000 Russian soldiers were being held as prisoners as of 20 June. WebWith Putin's blessing, the Wagner Group has recruited inmates from Russian prisons to fight in the war in Ukraine promising a pardon if they survive six months on the battlefield. Guards used it to immobilize their victims and start torturing them.". The prisoners are also said to have been examined by a lie detector. Excluding the Russian and Ukrainian military casualties, at least 215 combatants and volunteers, foreign citizens or foreign-born, were killed during the war. Russian POWs, held by Ukraine, told interviewers of summary executions and several cases of torture and ill-treatment, mostly when they were captured, first interrogated, or moved to transit camps and places of internment. United Nations investigators found that some prisoners lost up to a quarter of their body weight as a result of the lack of food, poor hygiene and sickness. Who is Nigerias president-elect Bola Tinubu? Audio interview adapted to NPR.org by: Bridget Bentz and Molly Seavy-Nesper. Meanwhile, out of those released by the rebels, 32 were soldiers. [59], In late August 2015, according to a reported leak by a Russian news site, Business Life (Delovaya Zhizn), 2,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in Ukraine by 1 February 2015.[60][61]. The Russian prisoner says he was given food and cigarettes, adding: "I didn't see any fascists. "The basic pitch is six months: It's going to be horrible. Hes still alive. Russia is recruiting young Palestinians and Syrians for the war against Ukraine. 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", One prisoner told investigators he was captured and detained in a Russian penal colony near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. 345 unidentified bodies, of mostly soldiers, were also confirmed to be held at morgues in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast or buried. Others said they had to eat from dirty dishes or dishes with detergent residue, which caused them digestive problems. The war, which has now entered its second year, has caused thousands of deaths and widespread destruction. The soldiers in Sergeis squad were recruited from penal colonies by the private military company known as Wagner, whose forces have mostly been deployed in the Bakhmut area. Even if you've got 20 years left on your sentence, if you come with [Wagner Group for] six months, you will be free. In Ukraine, captured Russian soldiers say their government tricked them. "It turns out that the best courageous men are dying on Ukraine's side, while the Russians are mobilizing prisoners who would have died of their illnesses in a year or so anyway.". I started to think things over in a big way, he said. The window in the door frames the corridor at the District Police Department used by Russian occupiers for torture, Balakliia, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Hear Russian prisoner's chilling final message to wife after fighting in Ukraine. 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