Ukrainian Border Guard Oleksandr Zarva, who spent 21 months in Russian captivity, told about the conditions of imprisonment of Ukrainian defenders.
"Surgery without anesthesia: they cut my leg, cleaned it, sewed it back together, and that was it. We stayed there until April 25, it was Easter, and on the second day of Easter we were taken to the detention center. And there the "most fun" began: beatings, torture, humiliation. I have never seen such cruelty to people. I don't know what we did to them in this life, although they claim: "We are Slavic peoples, we should be friends." I don't know what we did to them that they set dogs on us and beat us. It was unbearable torture," the border guard said.
According to him, the captives were fed potato peels. In prison, they were fed porridge and "something liquid," but in limited quantities.
"When I was captured, I weighed 115 kg, and in just a few months, I lost 45 kg," Zarva said.
In the summer, prisoners were taken for walks, and later, they were allowed to read books, but all of them were propaganda.
According to him, the Russians assured the POWs that almost all of Ukraine had been captured.
Because of his reluctance to follow the Russians' orders, he had to write a "note to be shot" twice.
Recently, Oleksandr returned home. But his father wasn't able to greet his son - he died earlier.
Oleksandr says he plans to continue serving after treatment.
📹: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
"Surgery without anesthesia: they cut my leg, cleaned it, sewed it back together, and that was it. We stayed there until April 25, it was Easter, and on the second day of Easter we were taken to the detention center. And there the "most fun" began: beatings, torture, humiliation. I have never seen such cruelty to people. I don't know what we did to them in this life, although they claim: "We are Slavic peoples, we should be friends." I don't know what we did to them that they set dogs on us and beat us. It was unbearable torture," the border guard said.
According to him, the captives were fed potato peels. In prison, they were fed porridge and "something liquid," but in limited quantities.
"When I was captured, I weighed 115 kg, and in just a few months, I lost 45 kg," Zarva said.
In the summer, prisoners were taken for walks, and later, they were allowed to read books, but all of them were propaganda.
According to him, the Russians assured the POWs that almost all of Ukraine had been captured.
Because of his reluctance to follow the Russians' orders, he had to write a "note to be shot" twice.
Recently, Oleksandr returned home. But his father wasn't able to greet his son - he died earlier.
Oleksandr says he plans to continue serving after treatment.
📹: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
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