Meduza
Europe · 1 hrs ago
A Ukrainian army medic was captured by Russian troops, raped in custody, and put on trial for terrorism. Her sons ended up on opposite sides of the war. Here’s what happened to her family.
Liliia Prutian is a Ukrainian from the Donbas, a former military medic with the Aidar Battalion, and a mother of three sons. After the full-scale invasion began, she endured rape and captivity. Her oldest son served in Ukraine’s armed forces, her middle son joined the Russian army, and her youngest was stranded in occupied territory as a teenager and spent three years surviving there on his own. The New York Times told the family’s story, speaking to Prutian and two of her sons. Meduza…
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