about captivity for the first time, i had the worst images in my head 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 a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair. they beat us in the kidneys, in
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 spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair, they beat us in the kidneys, in the ribs, with hammers and batons. how do you describe taganrog? translation: only devils
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 a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair.
i had the worst images in my head 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 a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair. they beat us in the kidneys, in
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. 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 irena, who is now a conscript officer in the military. she was a combat medic when she surrendered. she says not even the women were spared the brutality of the guards. translation: they dragged us by our hair. they beat us in the kidneys, in the ribs, with hammers and batons. how do you describe taganrog?