In an interview with French television channel BFM TV, Mr Fedorov said he suffered “psychological violence” as his phone was taken away and he was cut off from any communication.He said that while he was being held, he could hear other prisoners being tortured.
Russian forces launched a special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February to “de-Nazify and demilitarise” the region.“When the whole city was asleep”, a Russian army strike targeted the military airfield of Melitopol, in about “200 metres from the houses,” he said.During his time in captivity, Mr Fedorov said he realised that the Russians did not know anything about Ukraine.
“They said they wanted to liberate the city from the Nazis, they wanted to defend the Russian language,” he added.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is 'toxic'Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a telecoms tycoon who fled Russia in 2008 and became a high-profile London restaurateur, has long been a vocal supporter of Ukraine. Together with wife Tatiana Fokina, the multimillionaire says he has sent four truckloads of medical and protective equipment to Poland to help Ukrainians since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. But the 48-year-old entrepreneur, a long-time critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he has just unexpectedly had one of his Swiss bank accounts frozen.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Disabled Ukrainians are left behind amid war, activists say
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »
UN says 'tragedy must stop' as 4.1 million Ukrainians fleeGENEVA: The number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia\u0027s war in their country has crossed 4.1 million, the United Nations said Friday (Apr 1), adding: \u0022This tragedy must stop.\u0022 The flow of people escaping across the western borders to flee the Russian assault has settled at around 40,000 a day over t UN always says a lot, but does SFA
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Russian Orthodox TV channel says bailiffs seized $12 million from Google in finesA television channel owned by a sanctioned Russian businessman said on Friday that bailiffs had seized 1 billion roubles ($12 million) from Alphabet Inc's Google over the U.S. tech giant's failure to restore access to its YouTube account.Google did not respond to emailed requests for comment. Russia's Fed
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »