THE Sun has gained exclusive access to a prisoner of war camp in Ukraine and heard Russian soldiers’ incredible stories first-hand.
Captured troops claimed they were thrown into battle by “jackals” without proper training when President Vladimir Putin launched his illegal invasion in February.
We interviewed two prisoners in Dnipro, selected by prison staff, and visited the cells where they sleep eight men to a room.
Both men had been visited by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross to check that they are being treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
Our supervised interviews were limited to 90 minutes. The men we met showed no signs of injuries and said camp conditions were good.
The Sun has changed their names and kept their unit details secret to protect them from Kremlin reprisals.
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Putin threw us into war with no training like dogs – we’ve been betrayed, say captured Russian troops in Ukraine
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