Ukraine: Kherson's ex-mayor on Russian occupation, captivity DW 09/29/2025
Volodymyr Mykolaienko, former Kherson mayor, was arrested, tortured, and detained in Russia for over three years before returning to Ukraine in a prisoner exchange.
A Chinese mercenary in Russia's invasion said he couldn't even go to the bathroom without an armed escort
"Escape is impossible. Because from the moment you enter the training camp, if you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, there will be a guard with a loaded gun following you."