Overview

• He reached Ukrainian positions on August 17 after crawling for five days with a severe neck wound, according to accounts shared by his family and Suspilne.
• Doctors in Dnipro say he arrived in critical condition with massive blood loss and infected wounds, has undergone surgery, and may regain the ability to speak.
• Family testimony relayed by Ukrainian media alleges fellow captives were mutilated, including castration, eyes gouged out, and facial disfigurement.
• The 33-year-old father communicates in writing and, his relatives say, intends to return to the front once recovered.
• Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets shared related footage warning of torture and mockery of Ukrainian POWs, with preliminary reporting placing the clip in the Kharkiv region.