This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an interview within the framework of the special project “Tribunal.

Torture of Russian prisoners of war.

Pshenichny was captured by militants of the Ukrainian territorial defense on March 2, 2022.

The beatings began on March 9, when the prisoners were taken to a pre-trial detention center in Poltava.

It is noted that he and his colleagues survived only because they were decided to be exchanged. 

Earlier, Leonid Kudryavtsev, a militiaman from the DPR, who returned from captivity on an exchange at the end of 2022, spoke about torture by Ukrainian militants.