Andrii Stratiichuk is a former Ukrainian police officer who volunteered to defend Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Captured during combat, he was taken into the Russian prison system, where he discovered a disturbing reality:
Russian criminals have legal rights. Ukrainian prisoners of war have virtually none.
Because Andrii had a Trident tattoo—Ukraine's national emblem—he became a target for especially brutal beatings. During interrogations, Russian guards repeatedly staged mock executions, trying to break him psychologically.
This episode reveals how violence, humiliation, and fear are used as systematic tools against Ukrainian POWs.
These are not stories inspired by real events.
These are real events.
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