🔥 Destruction

While in captivity, Aiden Aslin witnessed occupying forces murder a prisoner in an adjacent cell. He also describes a situation where a Ukrainian POW was beaten to death by a military guard during 'the gauntlet' - a process where new prisoners had bags placed over their heads and were made to crawl to their cells while being beaten.

Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

A Ukrainian POW was beaten to death with a police baton by a military guard during 'the gauntlet' in DPR captivity

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

A Ukrainian group attempted to relieve Mariupol but retreated after advancing 10-15 km and encountering strong enemy resistance.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:30:14.891Z

Source story: 16201