British volunteers released from captivity told about torture in occupied Donetsk
British volunteers, who were freed from russian captivity a few days ago, spoke about torture and abuse by militants in temporarily occupied Donetsk.
This is reported by the Daily Mail.
According to 59-year-old John Harding, the invaders tortured and beat him during the interrogation.
He added that during his captivity in the temporarily russian-occupied Donetsk, he shared a cramped prison cell measuring 4 by 2 meters with other prisoners locked in a room for 23 hours daily.
Moreover, the occupiers also forced Harding to record a video in which he said goodbye to his daughter. At the same time, he was threatened with execution for "breaking the so-called local laws."
It is noted that as a result of torture in captivity, the British man's health deteriorated significantly; in particular, he lost a lot of weight. The man also suffered neurological damage to his spine and arms.
According to another volunteer, Aiden Aslin, he had a traumatic experience in captivity, including knife attacks by local jailers.
Reference
On September 21, as a result of the exchange, more than 200 Ukrainian defenders, as well as 10 foreigners, were returned from russian captivity. At the same time, the released five "Azov" commanders will remain in Turkey until the end of the war under the personal security guarantees of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
People's Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk, suspected of treason, and 55 russian soldiers were returned to the russian side.
