This thread contains real quotes from Lyudmila Huseynova — a Ukrainian volunteer from occupied Donetsk.
In 2019, russian forces abducted her and threw her into the Izolyatsia prison.
She spent 3 years in hell. Tortured. Isolated. Silenced.
These are her words.
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In 2019, russian forces abducted her and threw her into the Izolyatsia prison.
She spent 3 years in hell. Tortured. Isolated. Silenced.
These are her words.
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“They forced me to kneel. Hands behind my head. Eyes down. If you moved — they beat you.”
“They kicked my face. Then made me sing the russian anthem.”
“They told me: ‘You’ll rot here. No one’s coming for you.”
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“They kicked my face. Then made me sing the russian anthem.”
“They told me: ‘You’ll rot here. No one’s coming for you.”
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“It was -15°C in the cell. They took my blanket. I froze and prayed.”
“They took my glasses. I went blind — could only see shadows.”
“No light. No sound. Just screams from other cells.”
“One man tore his own eyes out after a torture session.”
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“They took my glasses. I went blind — could only see shadows.”
“No light. No sound. Just screams from other cells.”
“One man tore his own eyes out after a torture session.”
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“My teeth fell out. I dropped to 38 kg.”
“The worst part? Not knowing if it’ll ever end.”
“I learned to pray differently. Just silence… and talking to God in my head.”
"Women were often raped by soldiers under promises of seeing their children or getting food."
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“The worst part? Not knowing if it’ll ever end.”
“I learned to pray differently. Just silence… and talking to God in my head.”
"Women were often raped by soldiers under promises of seeing their children or getting food."
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“I came back. But many didn’t.”
“I tell my story not for myself — but for those still there.”
“I walked through hell. Now I must speak.”
If her story touches you — share it. The world needs to know.
🧵5/5eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/fea…
“I tell my story not for myself — but for those still there.”
“I walked through hell. Now I must speak.”
If her story touches you — share it. The world needs to know.
🧵5/5eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/fea…
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