A man and his Ukrainian wife were arrested in the Kherson region, where they lived before the war.
American non-profit organization Project Dynamo from Florida, which participates in rescue and evacuation operations in Ukraine during the war, said that released from Russian captivity 27-year-old US citizen Kirill Alexandrov, who was captured with his Ukrainian family in the Kherson region for alleged espionage in favor of the Armed Forces.
According to CNN, Alexandrov and his Ukrainian wife and her mother were captured by Russian troops more than a month ago in the Kherson region.
“I am relieved, no more, no less, just relieved,” he told reporters.
“Some people were very kind to me, some were cruel. I was tied up and beaten several times. My wife was attacked. The Russian military has low professionalism. We are victims of war crimes, “Alexandrov said.
The man stated that he did not know that negotiations on his release were underway.
“I was kept in a room for many days. It was one long day or a lifetime, “he said.
Alexandrov added that his wife had also been abused while in captivity, but was now feeling better.
wonderful. She kept me … she has a strong spirit, she is a strong person, and she is much better, “he said.
The publication notes that the US government was informed and helped to release the man and his family, although sometimes this task seemed hopeless.
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the exchange of prisoners became known on May 6. Then more than 40 Ukrainians were released: 28 military and 13 civilians . In total, the Ukrainian authorities managed to return more than 300 people, both civilian and military, from captivity through exchanges.
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