Ukrainian policeman released from Russian captivity after 2 years was “beaten and abused”

A Ukrainian policewoman broke down when she entered her country’s soil after being released from Russian captivity. Twenty-four-year-old Mariana Checheliuk was released on Friday during the exchange of prisoners of war between Kiev and Moscow, Ukrainian Truth reported. Seventy-four other prisoners of war were released with her. As the daily continues, Mrs. Checheliuk, an investigator of the National Police of Ukraine, has been in captivity for over two years. The group was sent by bus to the northern Sumy region.

A police officer was seen in tears after being handed a bouquet of flowers wrapped in a Ukrainian flag and embraced by the crowd. Photos of her arrival were posted on Instagram by Julia Pavlyuk, head of the Central Regional Center of the Coordination Command for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Ms. Checheliuk’s family stated that she experienced unimaginable hardships in captivity and her health deteriorated.

“Despite treatment in the pretrial detention center, including antibiotic injections, her health condition did not improve,” her mother, Nataliia, told the prosecutor’s office. CHANGES in January, citing letters her daughter may have sent to her family while in Russian custody.

“She lost a lot of weight, her immune system weakened, her hair started falling out and she suffered from amenorrhea,” Nataliia said.

The woman told the story later Ukrainian Truth that her daughter was “starved, beaten and subjected to other forms of violence.”

New York Post Office said Ms Checheliuk and her sister were taken prisoner while hiding from Russian bombings of the Azovstal steelworks in April 2022. While the 24-year-old was held in prison camps, her sister was rescued.

The newspaper further reported that Moscow tried to persuade Ms. Checheliuk to escape, but the police officer rejected all her offers and continued to suffer in prison camps.