Russians cut Ukrainian soldier’s throat and threw him into a pit until he died

The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Hospital named after Mechnikov told the story of Ukrainian sergeant Vyacheslav, who survived captivity and torture by Russian soldiers. The story of a wounded Ukrainian defender According to the general director of the medical institution, Serhiy Ryzhenko, during the fighting, Vyacheslav’s positions were bombed, after which he was captured along with seven other Ukrainian soldiers.

In captivity, they were tortured with particular cruelty: they were beaten, mutilated, mocked, and in the end, all seven prisoners died. The youngest of the dead soldiers, according to eyewitnesses, was about 18 years old. The Russians cut Vyacheslav’s throat and threw him into a pit with the bodies of their tortured comrades.

However, he survived: he was able to clamp the wound with his hand, bandaged his neck with a piece of clothing, and in this state for five days he reached the Ukrainian troops. All this time he fought for his life, feeding on mice and escaping infection, because larvae had already appeared in the wounds. According to Ryzhenko, the militants, among whom were former prisoners released by Russia to participate in the war, abused the prisoners.

The sergeant managed to survive, and is now under the supervision of doctors in Dnipro. His story has become yet another proof of the cruel war crimes that Russian troops are committing against Ukrainian defenders.