Ukrainian teenager taken by Russians considered suicide after solitary confinement

Sky News has been hearing the story of a teenage boy from Kherson – taken to a Russian camp against his will and his mother's desperate effort to bring him home.

17-year-old Vlad Rudenko spent eight months in Russian-controlled territory camps whilst being separated from his family, his home and everything he knew and trusted.

The Russians put Vlad in solitary confinement, he says, where he considered killing himself.

Sky's International Affairs Editor Dominic Waghorn, reports from Kyiv.

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/ukrainian-teenager-taken-by-russians-considered-suicide-after-solitary-confinement-12912114

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