< p _ngcontent-sc136="" class="news-annotation">The condition of the returned once again confirms that the prisoners are being held in inhumane conditions and brutally tortured. Now in Ukraine they are treating and rehabilitating the released defenders.
On September 21, 215 Ukrainian soldiers were released from captivity. Among them were 9 border guards who heroically defended Mariupol.
How the border guards feel after captivity
Doctors have already examined each border guard. Unfortunately, the men still feel bad. They have significant health problems.
The State Border Service reports that the fighters will be treated and rehabilitated at public funds in medical facilities. The Ukrainian defenders have already been given clothes and the most necessary things. They are also now trying to restore the documents of the border guards.
The return of the defenders of Mariupol: latest news
- All the defenders returned from captivity need medical and psychological rehabilitation. Some of the soldiers are in critical condition. The Russians abused and tortured the captured Ukrainians.
- Recently it became known that doctors discovered an extreme degree of anorexia in almost all released servicemen. Elena Tolkacheva, head of the patronage service of the regiment of defenders of Azovstal, stressed that the fighters were exhausted. They have contusions, hidden fractures and exacerbated chronic diseases.
- David “Chemist”, who also managed to return home, urged Ukrainians not to call him a hero. The military noted that it is necessary to remember those who are still in captivity.
