Kyiv during russia s occupation and most were initially held here in a sprawling industrial site. the russian forces used it as a kmand command post. this is where they were kept? yeah. reporter: ukrainian prosecutor alexander zeus shows necessity conditions those captured people were forced to endure. a small, dark, cold room. people were packed together here, he says, hands bound, eyes taped. this place was where they took people. they were trying to get the toilet they need to walk on legs of somebody else. because too much people. reporter: he says people came and went. some spent weeks here. someone tried to keep track of days by scratching marks on the 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
Seized and held in early march, they heard nothing about his safety after the invaders retreated. they know the same pain and uncertainty. vladimir has 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 role call. there is comfort in that but not enough to soothe a mother s anguish. i don t have hope anymore, helena says. they will kill them and no one will find them. ukrainian officials say dozens of people were abducted from around the town near kyiv during russia s occupation and most were initially held here in a sprawling industrial site, they used as a command post. ukrainian prosecutor shows me the condition those captured
Of people were abdicated from around the town of dema near kyiv during russia s occupation, and most were initially held here in a sprawling industrial site. the russian forces used as a command post. this is where they were kept? yeah. ukrainian prosecutor alexander shows me the conditions those captured people were forced to endure. a small, dark, cold room. people were packed together here, he says. hands bound, eyes taped. this place was where 22 people. when they try to get the toilet, they need to walk on the legs of somebody else. because there are too much people. he says people came and went. some spent weeks here. someone tries to keep track of days by scratching marks on the wall. he said all the people who came through this room had only one thing in common.