‘You shake at the smallest of noises’: Russian soldier tells of life as a PoW
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZNAN)
Anton, released by Ukraine in a prisoner exchange, says he is only now registering the toll captivity took on mind and body
Still getting used to the feel of his gun and military fatigues, Anton suddenly found himself surrounded by Ukrainian forces as bullets flew by, with one striking his arm.
It was our first confrontation with the enemy; we hadn't even fired a shot. They ambushed us, and we couldn't fight back. We had to surrender," said Anton, a 21-year-old Russian serviceman, in an interview with the Guardian.
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