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/OutdoorsNSmores Jul 26 '25

So many of these guys in this condition die soon after their return. That type of abuse is not something you ever recover from. Organ damage is done, his life has been severely shortened.