powerful connections between people. volodomyr papun and nadya didn t know each other before the russians came. now, he s brought her news that inspires pain and hope. volodomyr was recently free from a military detention center in russia. he says nadya s grandson sasha was there too, for weeks, sasha s family didn t know he was still alive, seized and held by russian soldiers in early march, they heard nothing about his safety after the invaders retreated. they know the same pain and uneternity. volodomyr told him he knows their son dmitro was recently alive in the same detention center in russia, that he heard dmitro s name shouted everyday in role call. there is comfort in that but not enough to soothe a mother s anguish. i don t have hope anymore,
wall. he says all the people who came through this room had only one thing in common they were civilians. several people who were kept here tell us they were 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 sense. i didn t know exactly what kind of information they could take from these people. reporter: this drone video captures the moment when ukrainian forces attacked the industrial site, driving out the russians. a number of those still locked in the room at that time tell us that s when all remaining captives were able to escape. with others including volodomyr papun had already been taken elsewhere, a long road trip to belarus in the back of a military trip ended in russia where he was given in military