A Ukrainian soldier was caught by Russian forces – and instead of questioning him for details, he said they tortured him for enjoyable, like “the way a cat plays with a mouse,” he informed The Washington Post.
Ilia Mykhalchuk, a 36-year-old soldier from the 67th mechanised brigade, informed the Post that he was caught while battling in Bakhmut previously this year and after that invested 46 days as a detainee of the Wagner Group prior to a swap.
While hostage, Mykhalchuk informed the Post he discovered he wasn’t being questioned for battleground details or intelligence like higher-ranking detainees – rather, he was being tortured emotionally.
“They tried to make us believe that we couldn’t trust each other, and that it was a kill-or-be-killed situation,” Mykhalchuk informed the Post. “They were just playing with us, the way a cat plays with a mouse – when he catches it before he kills it.”
Russia’s Wagner boss will be killed by Putin or lead a coup, expert says
Russia’s Wagner boss will be killed by Putin or lead a coup, expert says
Mykhalchuk likewise said the Wagner Group crudely cut off both his arms above the elbow after they were badly harmed in fight, not sewing the skin prior to bandaging the websites.
The group, funded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, was formerly implicated of committing numerous violent attacks and killings versus African civilians.
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China and Russia hold call after Saudi peace talks over Ukraine leave out Moscow
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Since the start of Russia’s full-blown intrusion of Ukraine, there have actually been numerous reports of Russian forces devoting war criminal activities versus both civilians and soldiers.
