{"id":117887,"date":"2023-08-16T10:59:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T10:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=117887"},"modified":"2023-08-16T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T10:59:22","slug":"ukrainian-pows-used-as-human-footballs-by-russian-captors-in-grim-prison-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/ukrainian-pows-used-as-human-footballs-by-russian-captors-in-grim-prison-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian POWs used as human footballs by Russian captors in grim prison game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian POWs are being used as human footballs by Russian captors in a sinister prison game used as a brutal torture technique on captured troops.<\/p>\n<p> Former prisoners of a detention camp in Taganrog, Russia, spoke out on the Vladimir Putin-led military men using Ukrainians as &quot;footballs&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>They allege the Russian guards were initially overheard talking about football, but it was soon revealed the game was a series of &quot;constant kicks&quot; aimed at the POWs. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Russia downs drones for second day in a row as Zelenskyy warns of &apos;war on Russian soil&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former prisoner Artem Dyblenko claimed the horrid game was ongoing at the prison and would see inmates consistently beaten with chairs, batons and blunt instruments beyond the harsh football plan. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30715283.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Ukrainian-POWs-used-as-human-footballs-by-Russian-captors-in-sinister-prison-game.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Dyblenko, a sergeant major in the Ukraine 36th Marine Brigade, said: &quot;&apos;There were constant kicks. You did feel like a football.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It is believed several Ukrainians were killed at the facility, which has since seen some suffer heart attacks or continued severe trauma from their treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Uninterested prison staff and doctors are on hand and leave the prisoners unattended when they are in need of medical attention, Daily Mail reported. <\/p>\n<p>The site, named Pre-Trial Detention Facility Number Two, was previously used as a storage spot for rough Russian prisoners, with the nondescript building once holding worst of the worst from Russian life within it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30715285.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Infantry-training-of-Ukrainian-soldiers-in-Donetsk-Oblast.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30714438.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Killer-mushroom-pie-victims-dying-words-so-alarming-paramedic-had-to-call-cops.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Killer mushroom pie victim&apos;s dying words so alarming paramedic had to call cops<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, the likes of Artem Seredniak, a captured sniper platoon leader, is warning of how the guards in the prison &quot;hammered you like a nail&quot; and beat you senseless. <\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old claimed he was a &quot;prime target&quot; for torment when he was captured and had to face off against guards jolting him with electric shock devices.<\/p>\n<p>He claims he was stripped to his underwear and thrown into an interrogation chamber where the devices were planted on his neck, back and groin. <\/p>\n<p>Another horrific alleged incident within the prison saw a Ukrainian soldier smash a mirror and attempt to slit his own throat before fellow inmates stopped the bleeding. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/ukrainian-prisoners-human-footballs-russian-30714697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian POWs are being used as human footballs by Russian captors in a sinister prison game used as a brutal torture technique on captured troops. 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