February 23rd 2023.
A British national, Shaun Pinner, who was taken by the Russians while battling in Ukraine, has reported the torment he experienced at the hands of his captors, which left him unable to walk.
He shared his experience of the time he spent as a prisoner of war, and his thoughts on the continuing conflict, in an interview with Sky’s Beth Rigby.
Pinner recalled the moment when the Russians crossed the border during the initial invasion of Ukraine, saying: ‘Your adrenaline is going. You're nervous, you're scared. You know people that say they aren't scared. I was petrified. You know, it's Russia.’
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) After being transported to the so-called People’s Republic of Donetsk, Pinner was sentenced to death by Russian authorities
The Bedfordshire native was serving with the Ukrainian military in Melitopol when he was detained and eventually given the death penalty in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine.
Throughout his incarceration, his captors stabbed, beat and electrocuted him in an attempt to extract a confession from him.
According to Mr Pinner, he was asked by the Russians if he was a Nazi, an SAS trooper or an MI6 agent, and was harshly beaten for his failure to answer.
They also cut off his clothes in order to check for right-wing tattoos, and stabbed him in the leg.
‘I was screaming and then I had 200 volts go through me on the chair, control my leg, and I was literally standing up and he electrocuted me in there,’ he said.
‘You feel like your muscles are popping out of you, your body.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) The torture inflicted upon him by his captors left him unable to walk
‘And the next day, my legs inflated very badly. The capillaries were leaking blood from my legs.
Shaun Pinner, a British national, was taken captive by the Russians while combatting in Ukraine and he reported the torture he went through at the hands of his captors, leaving him unable to walk.
When the Russians crossed the border into Ukraine, Pinner detailed that he was petrified and his adrenaline was pumping.
Transported to the so-called People’s Republic of Donetsk, Pinner was then sentenced to death by Russian authorities.
During his time in prison, his captors stabbed, beat and electrocuted him in an attempt to make him confess, as well as asking him if he was a Nazi, SAS trooper or MI6 agent and beating him for not responding.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) His captors then stripped his clothes off and stabbed him in the leg
Moreover, they cut his clothes off and searched for right-wing tattoos, stabbing him in the leg, and then using electricity to shock him.
Pinner described how his legs had swollen up and his capillaries were leaking from his legs due to the electric shock.
The brutal torture he endured from his captors left him unable to walk.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk)
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