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Ukrainian POWsKyiv Post
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Ukrainian soldier tells Kyiv Post he was taken prisoner by the Russians in May 2022 .
He says he was subjected to a nightmare of torture, beatings and being booted out of his cells.
He was sent for, what he jokingly calls “vacation” at the Taganrog “resort” in Russia about 110 kilometers ( 70 miles ) from Mariupol .
Petro didn't know he was going to be a prisoner of swap until just before he crossed the Ukrainian border.
Petro says he was blindfolded and handcuffed during the journey to Ukraine .
215 POWs were returned to Ukraine on Sept. 21, 2022 , with 188 of them Mariupol defenders like Petro .
Among those exchanged to the Russians was the oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk , a close friend of Vladimir Putin .
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