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Ukrainian POW Details Brutal Torture by Russian Forces – Including Shocking ‘Calling Putin’ Method
A Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW), Andriy pereverzev, has revealed horrific details of torture he endured at the hands of Russian forces. He was deliberately branded with pro-Russian propaganda on his skin and subjected to repeated electric shock torture.
Pereverzev was freed in May 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange.
Pereverzev was captured in February 2024 on the battlefield after being severely wounded. He served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Despite pleading for his life, Pereverzev was taken to an encampment where he was brutally tortured using the method known as “Calling Putin.”
Andriy described being mercilessly electrocuted by Russian troops in an attempt to extract intelligence.
He recounted how prisoners were frequently enough connected to an old soviet-era telephone, with wires attached to their bodies, and then subjected to electric shocks.
The torture tactic – dubbed “Calling Putin” – involves applying electric shocks, reportedly up to 80 volts, to sensitive areas of the body, including the genitals. The intensity of the shock is controlled by a rotary dial on the phone, with higher numbers corresponding to increased voltage.
He said: “It’s basically a regular old phone. Two wires are connected to it like clamps, and they can attach them to any part of your body.
“Then they crank the phone handle, lift the receiver, and there is this old Soviet style rotary dial on it.
“the higher the number, you dial from 0 to 9, the stronger the electric current.
“And with each number, the power increases a lot.”
Reports of the “Calling Putin” torture method surfaced in 2023 and 2024, with allegations that it was used on suspects in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack in March 2024, in which 145 people were killed and over 180 injured. In these cases, Russian interrogators allegedly used a TA-57 military telephone attached to the suspects’ genitals.
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