Watch "I apologise to the whole Ukrainian nation" - former Russian army officer"

"Allegations of brutal interrogations, where Ukrainian men were shot and threatened with rape, have been made by a former Russian military officer.

Konstantin Yefremov, the most senior officer to speak openly, told the BBC in an exclusive interview Russia now sees him as a traitor and defector.

At one site in southern Ukraine, he said "the interrogations, the torture, continued for about a week".

"Every day, at night, sometimes twice a day."

Mr Yefremov tried to resign from the army numerous times - but he ended up being dismissed for refusing to return to Ukraine. He has now fled Russia."

You can read the whole - very long and detailed article - here: www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64470092

In the article there is also a link to the interview (video).

TRIGGER-WARNING!

@Alex_Muezersky said in #2:
> Yeah, the BBC is the freest and most truthful media in the world. Are there any other sources? All I could find were a few links to some garbage sites and pages in LiveJournal.

What is life expectancy of folks like that? Don't worry he'll soon get executed oops sorry experience big time health issues and you're gonna be happy?! Believe me BBC's disinformation is the least important of issues you're gonna have to face in the next years.

@Alex_Muezersky said in #2:
> Yeah, the BBC is the freest and most truthful media in the world. Are there any other sources? All I could find were a few links to some garbage sites and pages in LiveJournal.

Right, we should wait until Dmitri Peskov, Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, comments on this. He will surely explain to the world that this incident is anti-Russian propaganda again.

By the way, I'm happy for you that Putin has not yet blocked access to lichess for the Russian population.
But that will probably happen soon - use the time until then.

The link's to an exclusive interview with an individual about his experiences, and y'all are asking for other sources?

@clousems said in #7:
> The link's to an exclusive interview with an individual about his experiences, and y'all are asking for other sources?

Isn't it funny? Should we expect something else than be funny from The Muppet Show?

@clousems said in #7:
> The link's to an exclusive interview with an individual about his experiences, and y'all are asking for other sources?

Of course, Russia will say that the lies of this staged interview could only have come about under torture.

Really?! Does a former Russian army officer apologize from Ukraine? After one year... I'M SORRY FOR YOU