‘They broke ribs, damaged kidneys’ Ukrainian women POWs recount the torture they endured during their time in Russian captivity

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‘They broke ribs, damaged kidneys’ Ukrainian women POWs recount the torture they endured during their time in Russian captivity

More than 400 Ukrainian women are currently being held in Russian captivity, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Those who’ve been released recount inhumane conditions, sexual assault, and torture during their detention. In the new film Captivity, the independent television channel Dozhd (TV Rain) interviews some of these women about their experiences and speaks with the daughter of a woman who…