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One p.o.w. named gleb says he was captured nearly a month ago while evacuating civilians. he was beaten by russian soldiers. translator: they hit me in the face with machine gun butts and kicked me. my front teeth were also chipped. reporter: anya and dasha were in the same unit. it was shelled by russian troops who they say tried to break them, making them shout glory to russia and they shaved their heads, telling them that it was for hygiene purposes. maybe they were trying to break our spirit in some way. translator: it was a shock, but then we re strong girls, you know. reporter: dmytro says he was taken by russian soldiers in mariupol and suffered daily beatings during his captivity. translator: they would beat us five to six times a day for nothing. they would just take us into the hallway and beat us up. reporter: it s an ordeal, and it will take time to heal both mentally and physically, though ....
Many say they want to go back to their units and continue fighting. but before that, gleb shows us a slip of paper with what he says are the phone numbers of loved ones of prisoners still held captive by the russians. he says he will tell the families they re still alive and not to give up hope. christiane amanpour, cnn, kyiv. we ll take a short break. but still ahead this hour, russia s brazen denial. how the kremlin is explaining the horrific scenes from bucha, as well as other cities across ukraine. then why a new round of sanctions could hit very close to home for the putin family. more on that in a moment. cal: our confident forever plan is possible with a cfp® professional. a cfp® professional can help you build a complete financial plan. visit t letsmakeaplan.org to find your cfp® professional. ....
Who they say tried to break them, making them shout out glory to russia, and they shaved their heads, telling them it was for hygiene purposes. maybe they were trying to break our spirit in some way. translator: it was a shock, but then we re strong girls, you know? reporter: dmytro says he was taken by russian soldiers in mariupol and suffered daily beatings during his captivity. translator: they would beat us five to six times day for nothing. they would just take us into the hallway and beat us up. reporter: it s an ordeal and it will take time to heal both mentally and physically, though many say they want to go back to their units and continue fighting. but before that, gleb shows us a slip of paper with what he says is the phone numbers of loved once, of prisoners still held captive by the russians. he says he will tell the families they re still alive and not to give up hope. ....
reporter: back home and free, they re greeted by friends and colleagues in kyiv. freedom for now is the drag of a cigarette, walking on home turf, even if they means using crutches. bags of food are handed out to the more than 80 former ukrainian p.o.w.s released in a prisoner exchange with russia. it s a welcome meal and a moment to decompress and reflect on what many here say was the physical and mental abuse they endured in russian custody. one p.o.w. named gleb says he was captured nearly a month ago while evacuating civilians. he was beaten by russian soldiers. translator: they hit me in the face with machine gun butts and kicked me. my front teeth were also chipped. reporter: anya and dasha were in the same unit. it was shelled by russian troops ....