frequently beaten and interrogated for local information. one man says his hands and fingers were cut to the bone by russian soldiers because he couldn t help them. does it make any sense to you that they did this? no, no sense. i don t know exactly what kind of information they could take from these people. reporter: this drone video captures the moment when ukrainian forces attack the industrial site, driving out the russians. a number of those who were still o locked in the room at that time tell us that s when all remaining capives were able to escape. but others, including vladimir harpoon had already been taken elsewhere. a long road trip by belarus in the back of a military truck ended in russia where he was given this military identification document. it says he resisted the special operation conducted by the president of the russian federation. in reality, he was detained while volunteering with the red cross helping people escape the fighting.
the ukrainian government has confirmed vladimir was returned to ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange with russia. he believes that explains why russian forces are abducting ukrainian civilians. he says they took us as goods that could be exchanged later, like a mobile phone, or another commodity. here vladimir inspects a list of more than 40 names provided by the local government a register of people from the area who are still missing. he says he recognizes most of the names from his time in the russian detention center because he deliberately tried to remember as much as possible. he says sooner or later one of us had to be the first to be released, and that s why we tried to remember the names of other people to let their relatives now they re alive. vladimir says there were about 200 ukrainians in detention while he was there. he hopes all get home quickly so the suffering they and their families are enduring can end,
came. now he brought her news that inspires pain and hope. vlad was free from a military detention center in russia. he says her grandson was there too. for weeks sasha s family didn t know if he was still alive, seized and held bly russian soldiers, they heard nothing about his safety after the invaders treated. they know the same pain and uncertainty. vladimir told them he knows their son was recently alive in the same detention center in russia. he says he heard his name shouted every day during roll call. there is comfort in that, but not enough to soothe a mother s anguish. i don t have hope anymore, helena says. i know they are beasts. they will kill them and no one will find them. ukrainian officials say dozens of people who were abducted from around the town of dima near