Ukraine releases dramatic images of a soldier before and after his release from Russian captivity

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published on its Twitter account on Friday photos of a Ukrainian soldier, Mihailo Dianov, one showing him before he was taken prisoner by the Russians and another after his release from captivity.

The soldier looks visibly emaciated in the second image, notes CNN.

“Ukrainian soldier Mihailo Dianov is among the lucky ones” compared to some of his fellow prisoners of war, the Defense Ministry said in a tweet.

“… he survived Russian captivity. This is how Russia “adheres” to the Geneva Conventions. This is how Russia continues the shameful legacy of Nazism,” the post also says.

Dianov was among 215 prisoners of war released in an exchange between Russia and Ukraine on September 21. Injured during the defense of the city of Mariupol, in the siege of Azovstal, Mihailo Dianov did not receive medical care during his Russian captivity, as his sister, Olena Lavrushko, told the press on Friday, reports The Kyiv Independent.

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