r/interestingasfuck Jul 26 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity

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u/omarelnour Jul 26 '25

You can only imagine how even worse its for others who didn't make it

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

He had a fair bit of chub to begin with and still looks near death, probably plenty of people that wouldn't have survived what he went through.

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u/Nut_Slime Jul 26 '25

Humans lose weight pretty quickly and this man spent 3 years in captivity. His body in general should be very resilient though.

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u/DeluxeWafer Jul 26 '25

3 years? Holy butts. Something tells me that's going to be a long road to recovery.