Many POWs freed by Russia had suffered torture – senior Ukraine official

KYIV (Reuters) – The top of Ukraine’s army intelligence mentioned on Thursday the proportion of launched Ukrainian prisoners of conflict who had suffered torture whereas in Russian detention was “relatively excessive”.

Kyrylo Budanov was talking at a information convention a day after a prisoner swap was agreed between Russia and Ukraine involving nearly 300 folks, together with foreigners.

A number of the Ukrainian POWs launched by Russia have been at present receiving rehabilitation in hospital in Ukraine, the nation’s inside minister, Denys Monastyrskyi, advised the identical information convention.

(Reporting by Max Hunder; Writing by Gareth Jones)