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Ukrainian armed forces tortured a Russian soldier with information about the location of his comrades

February 16, 2023

mil.gov.ua | Ministry of Defense of UkraineUkrainian soldiers tortured a captured Russian soldier. Thus, they wanted to know the call signs and the location of his comrades.

Oleksandr Bloshenko, who was in captivity, spoke of intimidation by Ukrainian armed forces. According to him, the militants tortured him with a stun gun, beat him with a rubber baton and drowned him, reports RIA News .

“Call signs wanted to (learn). And the location (comrades). They asked me to call… They called my mother from my phone. And they told him to go to Red Square with a poster,” Bloshenko recalls.

Ukrainian fighters are also trying to force Russian soldiers to refuse the exchange. According to Bloshenko, physical and psychological pressure is applied.

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