Thread by @Mylovanov

“Army is your prison” — Russian enlistment officer to forcibly mobilized Ukrainian from Kherson region.

Pshenichny: Russians "found" weed in my house, called it mine. Judge gave me 12.5 years, I signed some documents. After that military enlistment took me. 1/

Pshenichny: Russians don’t ask if you want to be assault troop — you have no choice.

One friend, who was also charged, chose army himself. I signed from sentence years, he chose army so he wouldn’t stay here. 2/

Pshenichny: Russians tried to take my child, asked who she is, her mom, her dad. We have only Ukrainian docs, but they wanted Russian.

They take kids if mother alone, no home, no dad. From maternity hospital to Russia — once taken, they will never see her again. 3/

Pshenichny: I raised my hands, thinking maybe they’re Russians — they had guns. One Russian near me grabbed his, I said, “Put it down.”

I saw pixel uniform — Ukrainians. They took us POWs, gave water, listened to Russian radio chatter. 4/

Pshenichny: I didn’t plan to surrender, but was glad I did. Without water I’d die in days. A man with me was so dehydrated he didn't eat.

Russians give 1L for 2 people. I had no water for 5 days. The battalion said that guy smelled like a dead man. 5/

Pshenichny: If you’re wounded, only one way — better not wounded or dead. You’ll rot with no evacuation.

Even if you get back yourself, maybe no one will take you. Easier to stay there and rot slowly, that’s it. 6/

Pshenichny: Russians take your armor, gun, send you to a point; if alive, they give them back so you fight to find firing points or mines. They use people as bait — shots fired, they know. That’s their fate. 7X