"Why so much pain? Why so many lies? Why are people so cruel to each other?" - the first words of 22-year-old marine #Yurii_Hulchuk, who lost his speech and the ability to experience emotions due to torture in #Russian captivity.

His mother was told by Warriors who had returned from captivity earlier that her son stopped speaking back in June of 2022. #Yurii returned to #Ukraine on September 14, 2024. His condition shocked everyone who saw him.

A #Russian woman is shocked after she sees a video of what her fellow #Russians do to #Ukrainians in #Russian captivity.

She was shocked by what happened to #Yurii_Hulchuk, a 22 year old #Ukrainian Defender who returned from the most recent prisoner swap. #Yurii lost his speech and feelings after horrible torture.

Before the war, #Yurii was a student of #Chinese language studies.

#Yurii was taken into captivity in April 2022 as a sailor of the #36th Separate Marine Brigade in #Mariupol.