‘Our captors electrocuted us – and they liked the job’ - what life was like for two American POWs captured by Russia

Day 244. Today, we talk about the latest tactical updates from the front, look at the debate in the Democratic Party in the United States on the country’s support for Ukraine, and we hear the shocking account of life in Russian captivity from Colin Freeman who interviewed two recently released American volunteers, who were captured by Russian forces.

Today's episode contains descriptions of torture.

Read Colin's interview here: ‘Our Russian captors electrocuted us – and they liked the job’

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.

Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.

Colin Freeman (Freelance Journalist). Follow Colin on Twitter @colinfreeman99.

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