Ukrainian ex-serviceman claims Russians tortured him in eastern city of Izium

Local resident Alexander Glushko, who says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was tortured with electric wires, speaks with Reuters, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) - Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was tortured with electric wires.

He said he was also beaten during an earlier five-day stint in Russian captivity in May. When Russian troops withdrew from the town on Sept. 9 and 10, he wept with joy as he and other detainees were suddenly set free.