Alesha Babenko was held prisoner by the Russian military for 10 days,
during which time she was beaten regularly while in the basement. The
27-year-old victim was bound, blindfolded, and threatened with electric
shocks when she pleaded with them to stop.
during which time she was beaten regularly while in the basement. The
27-year-old victim was bound, blindfolded, and threatened with electric
shocks when she pleaded with them to stop.
He told the AP, “I believed I was going to die.”
The Russian army had invaded the Ukrainian district of Kherson in the south
in September when they apprehended Babenko and his nephew, Vitaliy
Mysharskiy, then 14 years old. They had been photographing the wrecked
tanks and forwarding the images to the Ukrainian armed forces.
