A Ukrainian teenager captured by Russians claims he had to clean up rooms where fellow prisoners were tortured and held a man who attempted suicide by slitting his wrists.
Vlad Buryak, 16, was captured by Russians as he tried to flee his hometown of Melitopol in central Ukraine. He ended up in solitary confinement somewhere in Russian-occupied Ukraine, where he said he witnessed indescribable scenes of cruelty.he told The Washington PostBuryak recalled one cellmate who was routinely beaten and electrocuted for hours each day, with his screams echoing out throughout the cell block.
On other occasions Buryak said he was forced to clean the rooms where other prisoners were tortured and often disposed of blood-soaked medical supplies. Russia has long denied that it has ever engaged in torture or other war crimes, and the outlet said it couldn’t independently verify Buryak’s story. US officials have said the country has kidnapped thousands of Ukrainians during the conflict and that torture is common.Buryak, however, was lucky. His father Oleg Buryak was a high-ranking official back in Ukraine. On July 4 Oleg was contacted by a Russian negotiator who offered to arrange a prisoner swap, according to the report.
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