{"id":302458,"date":"2025-12-15T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-soldier-returns-to-the-front-after-more-than-two-years-of-torture-and-isolation-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:58:13","slug":"ukrainian-soldier-returns-to-the-front-after-more-than-two-years-of-torture-and-isolation-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-soldier-returns-to-the-front-after-more-than-two-years-of-torture-and-isolation-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian soldier returns to the front after more than two years of torture and isolation | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0ab8cxbSA2s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian soldier returns to the front after more than two years of torture and isolation | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ab8cxbSA2s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When Mariupol fell in early 2022, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were taken prisoner. One of them was Rasti \u2014 a young fighter from the Azov Brigade who endured two and half years of torture and isolation in Russian captivity. Soon after his release, he rejoined his brigade and is now back at the frontline.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Mariupol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Mariupol fell in early 2022, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were taken prisoner. 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