Truth7t7
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They are. They are called "prisoners" and are held because they were armed Russian troops attacking their country. They were captured after they surrendered.
Please don't try to tell me that the Russians do not have prisoners as well. The Russian Army may not be performing well, but it must have captured a few prisoners.
Surely you aren't going to tell us that the Russian Army has not captured anyone?
The Daily Star
Kept as ‘human shields’ in Ukraine camps, say stranded Bangladeshis
March 05, 2022Thanks to the ongoing conflict, many inhabitants of Ukraine has been forced to relocate to neighbouring countries. However, these 120 people cannot even get out of the camp -- going to a safer location seems like a far cry. They complain that they are being held there merely to be used as "human shields", as and when that particular need arises.
The Daily Star had a chat with Riyad Malik, who has been stranded in the camp along with four fellow Bangladeshis. He mentioned, although the detention centre had all kinds of facilities before, since the conflict intensified, those facilities started becoming scarce. They are currently enduring lack of adequate food, water, electricity and all other necessities.
"We have been tortured, and they took away our phones. I somehow managed to hide this phone, which came as a blessing as I'm being able to talk to you. They took away our phones in order to stop us from contacting the media. They imprisoned us and kept us here as hostages. We are being used as human shields. They don't even give us enough food to eat," lamented Malik.
"Russia is not killing civilians. Also, when Ukrainians soldiers are surrendering, they are not being harmed," added the Bangladeshi detainee.
Jahirul Islam is the other detained Bangladeshi citizen. Originally hailing from Noakhali, Islam told The Daily Star, "Although the court ordered our release, the authorities are not abiding by it. We could have gone to a safe location if they released us. It's a warzone here; even a few moments ago some Russian tanks rolled by the camp. Fighter jets are circling the sky above constantly. Yesterday, we had to take shelter in the bunker throughout the day."
While holding on to dear life in the Zhuravychi camp, Riyad Malik pleaded, "From Zhuravychi, cars and buses are taking people to the border areas for free. If the Bangladesh government takes some steps, our lives can be saved."
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