According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine in Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, the conditions in which Ukrainian prisoners captured by the Russian armed forces are “worse than Auschwitz”, writes Sky News.

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The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Melitopol has a detailed, horrifying account of what is happening in his city, which is currently occupied by Russian troops.

Ivan Fedorov noted that residents who showed support for Ukraine were kidnapped and tortured, and “prisoners” returned malnourished and wounded. “I was just informed about a prisoner released from Melitopol, whose skin and bones remained,” a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Post.

His skull was fractured, and he said the conditions in Russian captivity were worse than in Auschwitz.

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