BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 13:18:00
Ten years in prison for desertion. in occupied ukraine, he was sent to guard this artillery unit. and then, a facility where he says he witnessed ukrainian prisoners of war being tortured. translation: the ukrainian had a blindfold on. _ the colonel put a pistol to the prisoner's forehead and said, "i'm going to count to three, and then shoot you in the head." he counted and then fired just to the side of his head, on both sides. the colonel started shouting at him. i said, "comrade colonel, he can't hear you. "you've deafened him." the interrogations, this torture, continued for about a week....