Free from Russian prisons, Ukrainian soldiers bends in consultation for reconstruction of their lives

Free from Russian prisons, Ukrainian soldiers bends in consultation for reconstruction of their lives

Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) – Since their release from one Russian gel In April, Stanislav Taranavsky has been in a hurry to build life in Ukraine, he dreamed during three years of imprisonment.

The 25 -year -old proposed to his girlfriend, bought an apartment and adopted a golden retriever. And this was what he completed one week in July.

But the busy he is going back to the old relationships and is making new people, Taranvski Can’t move trauma He and thousands of other Ukrainian soldiers experienced as prisoners of war. The United Nations says that many permanent peat, starvation and humiliation at the hands of their prisoners – experiences that will give up a mark of lifetime.

Taranvsky, which was captured Battle for mariupol In April of 2022, regularly there are nightmares about the prisons where they were held.

“I look at the officers who looked at us. I dream that they want to harm me, want to catch me,” he said. When he gets up, his heart pound, anxiety increases – until he finds out that he is on the outskirts of the Kiev, where he was forced to move because Russia captured its hometown Burdiansk.

As Three years of war is going onTaranavsky is one of the more than 5,000 previous power in rehabilitated Ukraine with the help of regular consultation. Despite any physical injuries, which may require attention, psychologists say that it is important to monitor the pre -power for years after their release; The cost of war, they say, echo for generations.

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A marriage proposal

In a photography studio over Ukraine’s capital Kiev, sunlight flood white walls. After several hours of shooting, Taranvsky said that the glow was damaging her eyes, which have still been sensitive for years spent in a dark cell.

But his mood could not be slow. The girlfriend, who waited for her return, agreed to her surprise proposal.

“I love you very much, I am very happy that you were waiting for me,” Taranavsky said, holding pink roses and a thick bouquet of a ring. “You are always my support, and I hope you will stay for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?”

Taranavsky said it was thought to be Tetiana Beva – from whom he met in 2021 – who helped him to stop taking his life three times during captivity.

Nevertheless, he finds it difficult to talk with Baawa about his time in jail. He does not want to be a pit.

Immediately after returning home, he went mad, watching – a response to frequent monitoring in jail. “If you step out of the line, they (Russians) come and beat you. When I see the camera, I still get a flashback. If I see one, I get nervous,” he said.

But with each passing week, he is feeling better, creating Taranvsky for the work he is doing with a psychologist.

Life care is important

Any small stimulation – an odor, an air, one color – can trigger painful memories for pows, Kseniia voznitsyna, the director of the Ukraine’s Lisova Polyna Mental Health Center for Veterans for the Veterans on the Kev.

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Nevertheless, unlike stereotypes, reasons are not more aggressive. “They do to separate themselves, avoid large meetings, and struggle with faith,” Voznitsyna said.

“They say the time is fixed – five or 10 years, perhaps – but it’s not,” he said. “It just looks less intense.”

A 2014 study at the Journal of Behavioral Medicine found that Israeli’s ex-POS and fighter veterans tracked mortality, chronic diseases and worse health-partially depression and post-crimatic stress disorder were conditions.

The authors of the study said that this is the reason why it is important to monitor the pre-ooux and to give them special medical and psychological care as age.

This argument is perfect for 21 -year -old former Pow Dennis Zalizco, who has returned to Ukraine for less than three months, but already sure that her recovery will take a long time.

“You can’t fool yourself. Even if you really want, you will never forget. It will always bother you,” he said.

To be an artist

Zalizko said that he survived torture, suicide attempts and tireless beating during about 15 months in Russian captivity.

The first time when his mother, Maria Zalizco saw him after his release, he barely recognized him. He was thin and appeared “broken”, he said, with pain in his eyes.

The physical appearance of Zalizko is now almost completely different. Her skin looks healthy, her muscles are taut and have a lot of energy. But still there is sadness in his eyes.

Two things continue to carry her forward and help clean her mind: music and exercise.

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Zalizco says, “Rules and peace bring concern.”

Like Taranvsky, he is receiving compulsory counseling at Lisova Polyina Mental Health Center. And like many former powers, he still fights hypervigilance – scanning his surroundings, listening to dangers. At night, sleep comes into pieces, and this was true even before the Russian army got up in the night drone attacks.

For the families of Pows, the revival process is also a conflict.

A psychologist advised Maria Zalizco to place his son a place, so that he would avoid calling him often. But it is Dennis that often calls her, sometimes sings on the phone – a skill she taught her as a child.

“I love music very much. The music units,” he said, touching a third of the tattoo of a third clearance behind his ear – ink after his return. Even in captivity, he quietly sang himself, composed songs about love, house and war in his mind. He now dreams of turning that passion into a career as an artist.

“I am strong now,” said Zalizco. “I am not afraid of death, not afraid to lose one hand or leg, I am not afraid to die immediately. I am not afraid of anything now.”

Hannah Arhirova and Vasilisa Stapanno, Associated Press

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