exclusive. RT spoke with that fighter whose mother thought he was dead, and he was in Ukrainian captivity. At first, Alexander was considered missing, then an official announcement of his death came. Later, the mother saw a video of her son's interrogation online. In the summer of 2026, they sent her a photo of the injured Sasha and demanded a ransom. Tatiana turned to Yana Lantertova for help, and the warrior was returned to his homeland. Alexander told RT correspondent Ilya Vasyunin that in captivity every day moral and physical pressure was put on him and he was not given any medical treatment. They spoke Russian, which surprised our army man: "You are Ukrainians. Why do you speak Russian? Everyone spoke Russian. Alexander admitted that he received many punishments for his cheeky answers to the Ukrainian in the video, where he refused to give the commander's call sign. The soldier was wounded by a bullet when he was captured. Then, when the security forces were already bringing him, their car blew up. After returning to his homeland, Alexander met his brother - they were separated for almost three years. Watch the touching video of their meeting on Margarita Simonyan's channel. And if you missed the interview with the mother of a military man, the video is here..

exclusive. RT spoke with that fighter whose mother thought he was dead, and he was in Ukrainian captivity. At first, Alexander was considered missing, then an official announcement of his death came. Later, the mother saw a video of her son's interrogation online. In the summer of 2026, they sent her a photo of the injured Sasha and demanded a ransom. Tatiana turned to Yana Lantertova for help, and the warrior was returned to his homeland. Alexander told RT correspondent Ilya Vasyunin that in captivity every day moral and physical pressure was put on him and he was not given any medical treatment. They spoke Russian, which surprised our army man: "You are Ukrainians. Why do you speak Russian? Everyone spoke Russian. Alexander admitted that he received many punishments for his cheeky answers to the Ukrainian in the video, where he refused to give the commander's call sign. The soldier was wounded by a bullet when he was captured. Then, when the security forces were already bringing him, their car blew up. After returning to his homeland, Alexander met his brother - they were separated for almost three years. Watch the touching video of their meeting on Margarita Simonyan's channel. And if you missed the interview with the mother of a military man, the video is here..