Article 61JEK Ukrainian boy held hostage by Russia tells of cleaning up torture rooms

Ukrainian boy held hostage by Russia tells of cleaning up torture rooms

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Peter Beaumont in Kyiv
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Vladislav Buryak was kept for 90 days and describes people screaming and a room with bloodstains and soaked bandages

A 16-year-old Ukrainian boy has described how he was held hostage by Russian soldiers for 90 days as he heard other prisoners being tortured in a nearby cell.

Vladislav Buryak, who was separated from his family on 8 April at a checkpoint while attempting to flee the city of Melitopol, was released after a months-long negotiation between his father, Oleg - a local Ukrainian official - and Russian soldiers, who wanted to exchange Vladislav for an individual of interest to the Russian military.

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