Every day drained, humiliated and the Russian ritual Priyomka: “Who stays, they kill”

Thanks to a prison exchange between Ukraine and Russia, Igor Platonov (56) is again a free man. He was detained for seven months, including in Taganrog, the worst and most notorious Russian prison. His story – and that of his therapist Oleysa – outlines the raw image of war trauma, the disruptive impact on lives and the hope of healing, despite everything. “The physical torture are not the worst.”

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