Marine from Azovstal on torture with hunger: You forget about your family, about your country, about everything

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The ruscists are treating Ukrainian prisoners of war like animals, Ukrainian marine and Azovstal defender Mykhailo Dianov told in an interview with skynews.com.

“They treated us like animals. […] You were given 30 seconds for each meal. In 30 seconds you had to eat everything you could. Bread was deliberately very hard. Guys who had their teeth knocked out couldn’t manage to eat in time. It was 30 seconds, and then you had to stop. Then you had to get up straight away and run. It was like that all the time,” Dianov told.

In his words, some prisoners were thrown in solitary confinement and tortured for picking up a berry from the ground and eating it. They were beaten with sticks, given electric shocks and had needles put under their nails.

“Believe me, after a month of being starved, when you close your eyes, you forget about your family, about your country, about everything. The only thing you think about is food,” Dianov noted.

According to Dianov, russian invaders keep many more prisoners in one block than they should. For example, he was packed into a block with 800 other prisoners, although each block is designed for 150 people. The conditions were so cramped, his leg muscles deteriorated and walking is now a challenge.

After four months spent in russian captivity, Dianov lost 40 kilograms in weight, and his health deteriorated significantly.

“Everyone is traumatized. I consider myself to be a mentally strong person, but for me a lot of things have lost their value,” Dianov said.

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