Ukraine Branded and Broken: Ukrainian POW Recounts Unimaginable Russian Torture

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"Branded and Broken: Ukrainian POW Recounts Unimaginable Russian Torture"

 

Ukrainian soldier Andriy Pereverzev has come forward with a harrowing account of the brutal torture he endured while held as a prisoner of war by Russian forces, including being branded with the phrase “Glory to Russia” and subjected to repeated electric shocks. His story, told in a recent interview with United24, offers a chilling glimpse into the suffering inflicted on captured Ukrainian troops.

Horrific crime: Russian surgeon branded a Ukrainian POW with “Glory to Russia” during surgery.

We spoke to the soldier after his release. pic.twitter.com/k8SuZSZLjj

— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) June 20, 2025

 

Captured in February of last year after being seriously wounded on the battlefield, Pereverzev said he begged Russian troops to kill him rather than take him prisoner. “While they were carrying me, I kept asking them, ‘Finish me off. Just end it,’” he recalled, describing the moment he realized the fate that awaited him in captivity.

 

Once in Russian custody, Pereverzev said his captors used a metal cautery tool to sear the phrase “Glory to Russia” into his right side, leaving a jagged scar he now bears as a permanent reminder. Disoriented and weakened from the ordeal, he said he didn’t fully comprehend what had been done to him until two Russian guards changed his dressings. “I was gasping,” he said.

 

The branding was only the beginning. Pereverzev described a particularly cruel method of torture known as “Calling Putin,” in which an old rotary phone is transformed into a device for delivering severe electric shocks. “Then they crank the phone handle, lift the receiver, and there is this old Soviet-style rotary dial on it … the higher the number you dial from 0 to 9, the stronger the electric current,” he explained. “And with each number, the power increases a lot.”

 

The beatings and electric shocks continued relentlessly. Pereverzev said his open wounds were targeted with electrical torture multiple times, pushing him to the brink of consciousness. “They used electric shocks on my open wounds a couple of times, and I started blacking out again,” he said. “Three hits to the head with a filled five-liter plastic bottle. My hands were tied, my eyes were covered.”

 

The cruelty wasn’t limited to physical abuse. Pereverzev and other prisoners were also subjected to forced indoctrination. “The guards came in and asked us to recite the Russian national anthem … those who didn’t know it were beaten until they couldn’t get up,” he said.

 

When he was finally returned to Ukraine earlier this year, Pereverzev was 35 pounds lighter and barely recognizable. The reunion with his 9-year-old daughter was bittersweet. “She didn’t recognize me, but I recognized her right away,” he said. “I promised her then that no matter what condition I’d be in. Even without arms, without legs, I’d still come back.”

 

His survival is a testament to human endurance, but the scars—both physical and psychological—are indelible.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-07-02

 

 

 

[newbee2022]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

"Branded and Broken: Ukrainian POW Recounts Unimaginable Russian Torture"

 

Ukrainian soldier Andriy Pereverzev has come forward with a harrowing account of the brutal torture he endured while held as a prisoner of war by Russian forces, including being branded with the phrase “Glory to Russia” and subjected to repeated electric shocks. His story, told in a recent interview with United24, offers a chilling glimpse into the suffering inflicted on captured Ukrainian troops.

 

Captured in February of last year after being seriously wounded on the battlefield, Pereverzev said he begged Russian troops to kill him rather than take him prisoner. “While they were carrying me, I kept asking them, ‘Finish me off. Just end it,’” he recalled, describing the moment he realized the fate that awaited him in captivity.

 

Once in Russian custody, Pereverzev said his captors used a metal cautery tool to sear the phrase “Glory to Russia” into his right side, leaving a jagged scar he now bears as a permanent reminder. Disoriented and weakened from the ordeal, he said he didn’t fully comprehend what had been done to him until two Russian guards changed his dressings. “I was gasping,” he said.

 

The branding was only the beginning. Pereverzev described a particularly cruel method of torture known as “Calling Putin,” in which an old rotary phone is transformed into a device for delivering severe electric shocks. “Then they crank the phone handle, lift the receiver, and there is this old Soviet-style rotary dial on it … the higher the number you dial from 0 to 9, the stronger the electric current,” he explained. “And with each number, the power increases a lot.”

 

The beatings and electric shocks continued relentlessly. Pereverzev said his open wounds were targeted with electrical torture multiple times, pushing him to the brink of consciousness. “They used electric shocks on my open wounds a couple of times, and I started blacking out again,” he said. “Three hits to the head with a filled five-liter plastic bottle. My hands were tied, my eyes were covered.”

 

The cruelty wasn’t limited to physical abuse. Pereverzev and other prisoners were also subjected to forced indoctrination. “The guards came in and asked us to recite the Russian national anthem … those who didn’t know it were beaten until they couldn’t get up,” he said.

 

When he was finally returned to Ukraine earlier this year, Pereverzev was 35 pounds lighter and barely recognizable. The reunion with his 9-year-old daughter was bittersweet. “She didn’t recognize me, but I recognized her right away,” he said. “I promised her then that no matter what condition I’d be in. Even without arms, without legs, I’d still come back.”

 

His survival is a testament to human endurance, but the scars—both physical and psychological—are indelible.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-07-02

 

 

 

Terrible,

Similar to Abu Ghraib.

Humans can be inhuman.

[Tug]

Russan pigs salva Ukraine!

[DD86]

What about the cruelties of the Ukranians? Western media are not allowed to discuss this.

I condemn torture from all parties, it's mostly out of hatred. If you want someone to tell secret information, there are more 'humane' ways to do it.

[RuamRudy]

5 minutes ago, DD86 said:

What about the cruelties of the Ukranians? Western media are not allowed to discuss this.

I condemn torture from all parties, it's mostly out of hatred. If you want someone to tell secret information, there are more 'humane' ways to do it.

 

Can you give examples? 

[DD86]

3 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Can you give examples? 

Are you up to something?

[RuamRudy]

13 minutes ago, DD86 said:

Are you up to something?

 

You suggested that there is an equivalence in the behaviour of Ukrainian troops. I have seen nothing of the sort of horrors meted out by the Russians, hence my perfectly reasonable question. 

[Tigger01]

11 hours ago, DD86 said:

What about the cruelties of the Ukranians? Western media are not allowed to discuss this.

I condemn torture from all parties, it's mostly out of hatred. If you want someone to tell secret information, there are more 'humane' ways to do it.

Shameful comment, only one country to Blame..... X

[Yagoda]

12 hours ago, DD86 said:

What about the cruelties of the Ukranians? Western media are not allowed to discuss this.

Shhhh...to many here, Ukrainians are gods of angelic heroism

[frank83628]

Yeah right, of course this is story is totally  100% true.

[RuamRudy]

7 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Shhhh...to many here, Ukrainians are gods of angelic heroism

 

Then provide a credible source to dispute it. 

[FlorC]

What about those video's of Russian POW's shot in the crotch ?

 

 

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

 

Then provide a credible source to dispute it. 

Who cares, it's just a bunch of Russians of different varieties. As long as they are  killing each other life is cool

[DD86]

11 hours ago, Tigger01 said:

Shameful comment, only one country to Blame..... X

I don't know of any country Blame or even X.

[DD86]

22 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

 

You suggested that there is an equivalence in the behaviour of Ukrainian troops. I have seen nothing of the sort of horrors meted out by the Russians, hence my perfectly reasonable question. 

Ok, granted.

[RuamRudy]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Who cares, it's just a bunch of Russians of different varieties. As long as they are  killing each other life is cool

 

So, as usual, you have nothing to offer except the appearance of a thoroughly unpleasant person. What a sad way to live your life. 

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

 

So, as usual, you have nothing to offer except the appearance of a thoroughly unpleasant person. What a sad way to live your life. 

Im happy, sorry you arent. It must be tough for you to be a Russia lover

[BLMFem]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Im happy, sorry you arent. It must be tough for you to be a Russia lover

Oh buddy, are you still sore after getting so thoroughly thrashed in you silly thread about Ukraine?😂

[Yagoda]

22 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Oh buddy, are you still sore after getting so thoroughly thrashed in you silly thread about Ukraine?😂

Um, no, are you still standing proudly beside the National Socialists of Ukraine?

[BLMFem]

23 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Um, no, are you still standing proudly beside the National Socialists of Ukraine?

I'll take that as a yes then. Get better soon!👍

[Yagoda]

25 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

I'll take that as a yes then. Get better soon!👍

Add inability to read among your non virtues.

[TedG]

On 7/2/2025 at 5:18 AM, DD86 said:

What about the cruelties of the Ukranians? Western media are not allowed to discuss this.

I condemn torture from all parties, it's mostly out of hatred. If you want someone to tell secret information, there are more 'humane' ways to do it.

Link?

[TedG]

Russians are pigs.