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Still waiting to see their loved ones again. how do you recover from all this? translation: i am currently undergoing treatment - and my priority is to take care of my health so i can put on my uniform, pick up my weapons and defend my country. the battles in this war continue, not only on the front lines but also in the lives of ukrainians trying to overcome so much cruelty. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. earlier i spoke with john allen, a retired us marine corps four—star general and former c...

As the one highway into the city could be rendered impassable by the flames. we turn now to the war in ukraine, and a special bbc investigation into allegations of abuse of ukrainian prisoners of war, at the hands of their russian captors. a dozen former detainees have come forward to say saying theyd been beaten and subjected to electric shocks — after returning from a detention centre in the city of taganrog, in south—western russia. the un says russia hasnt allowed its monitors to visit s...

Translation: sheer hell. the scariest part was when they called you up for interrogation. how can you describe a place where you are stripped of everything human? these ukrainians were captured by the enemy... translation: they can do anything they want with you physically. i ..and taken to this russian prison in taganrog, a place they now associate with torture. in may last year, the city of mariupol was under siege. artem, a sniper with the azov regiment, wanted to keep on fighting. but ukrain...

Shocks. he often witnessed other captives suffering as well. translation: after the beatings one day, i was brought to a room. i saw a young man holding his hands up, his fingers were bleeding. "did they insert needles under yourfingernails?", i asked, he said, "yes". for weeks i tracked down ukrainians who had been taken to taganrog and came back. people like irina who is now a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she said not even the women were spare...

How do you describe taganrog? translation: only devils live and work there. - this is dennis, a military surgeon. he tells me people were beaten as soon as they arrived, in rooms, hallways, and even in the shower. he was left with three broken ribs and could barely breathe. translation: they threw me on the floor, ordered me - to not lift my head up, and gave me electric shocks until they discharged the entire taser battery on me. you are convulsing. if you lift your head off the floor they star...

About what could happen. artem was held in taganrog for seven months. he says he was frequently beaten and given electric shocks. he often witnessed other captives suffering, too. translation: after the beatings, | one day i was brought to a room. | i saw a young man holding his hands up. his fingers were bleeding. "did they insert needles under yourfingernails?" i asked. he said yes. for weeks i tracked down ukrainians who had been taken to taganrog and came back. people like irina, who is now ...

In russian captivity, including hundreds of the asov defenders. many are being held in prisons across the country, a violation of the rules of war. here campaigns like this one are fighting for their freedom and for russia to protect their rights. ukraine says nine in every ten prisoners who have been returned allege they were tortured. this is the biggest challenge for me now, how to protect our people on russian side. and i dont know how and nobody knows how we can do it. the russian defence m...

The ribs, with hammers and batons. how do you describe taganrog? translation: only devils live and work there. - this is dennis, a military surgeon. he tells me people were beaten as soon as they arrived, in rooms, hallways, and even in the shower. he was left with three broken ribs and could barely breathe. translation: they threw me on the floor, ordered me - to not lift my head up, and gave me electric shocks until they discharged the entire taser battery on me. you are convulsing. if you lif...

They beat us in the kidneys, in the ribs, with hammers and batons. how do you describe taganrog? translation: only devils live and work there. i this is dennis, a military surgeon. he tells me people were beaten as soon as they arrived, in rooms, hallways, and even in the shower. he was left with three broken ribs and could barely breathe. translation: they threw me on the floor, ordered me i to not lift my head up, and gave me electric shocks until they discharged the entire taser battery on me...

Up to 10,000 ukrainian prisoners of war are believed to remain in russian captivity, including hundreds of the asov defenders. many are being held in prisons across the country, a violation of the rules of war. here campaigns like this one are fighting for their freedom and for russia to protect their rights. ukraine says nine in every ten prisoners who have been returned allege they were tortured. this is the biggest challenge for me now, how to protect our people on russian side. and i dont kn...