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As the family was waiting for his return, Oleksandr Hrytsiuk, captured by Russians in April 2022, died due to emaciation.
The story of Ukrainian POW was told by TEXTY.org.ua.
“Sasha was tall—180 cm. Before captivity, he weighed 110 kg and was physically healthy. What was left of him were just bones and skin. His head was all bruised, his nose was crooked, and his index fingers had no nails. Whether they were ripped out or smashed, I do not know. There were signs of torture all over his body,” Oleksandr’s wife, Oksana, told TEXTY.org.ua.
The defender weighed around 50 kg when he died.
Oleksandr refused to speak Russian, which brought especially atrocious tortures on him, though all his cellmates were tortured as well.
“They called him a Banderite, saying all Banderites must be killed and cut to pieces. He was beaten very cruelly, to the point of losing consciousness. Between beatings, they were forced to stand motionless for hours, sometimes with their hands raised,” Oksana stated.
A Russian document claimed that pneumonia was the cause of death.
Previously, Ukraine managed to return 90 POWs and 10 civilians from Russian captivity within a major exchange, facilitated by the Vatican and the UAE.
