Freed US citizen Stephen Hubbard was tortured in Russian jail, former Ukrainian prisoners say
- Ukrainians held alongside freed US prisoner Stephen Hubbard have said they witnessed him being beaten and humiliated by Russian guards during his four-year detention.
- Dmytro Khyliuk first met Hubbard at the Novozybkov prison in Bryansk, not far from Russia's border with Ukraine, in September 2022.
- They came during inspections and were asking: in which cell is the American?
Confirmed
- Ukrainians held alongside freed US prisoner Stephen Hubbard have said they witnessed him being beaten and humiliated by Russian guards during his four-year detention.
- Dmytro Khyliuk first met Hubbard at the Novozybkov prison in Bryansk, not far from Russia's border with Ukraine, in September 2022.
- They came during inspections and were asking: in which cell is the American?
Sources: BBC News