Russian woman recognises conscript son in video allegedly showing Ukrainian soldiers shoot at Russian prisoners

A resident of the Russian town Nazyvayevsk, located in the Omsk region, has recognised her 20-year-old adopted son, who is currently a conscript in the Russian army, Ivan Kudryavtsev in the video that allegedly shows Ukrainian soldiers shooting at the feet of Russian prisoners. They’re also shown to be interrogating the prisoners who are lying on the floor, bleeding, reports a Russian news outlet Meduza.

Ivan’s mother Nina together with his aunt Nadezhda, who also confirmed that it is him in the video, have asked the editorial staff to not feature their last names for safety reasons. “It’s his voice. Even before they took the bag off his head, I knew it was him,” said the soldier's mother.

“Ivan’s voice hasn’t broken in yet, it’s childlike, even though he’s 20. <…> And the lips in the video are his. Despite being covered in blood, it’s clear how plump they are. Even more so now that they had beaten him,” added his aunt.

According to Meduza, Kudryavtsev is lying with a bag on his head in the video. The man behind the camera—the faces of people interrogating the prisoners aren’t seen—is hitting him while asking to give up the spies' location. The prisoner starts saying something, then the bag is taken off of his head. His face is covered in blood, his eyes are open, and his swollen lips are twitching. Then he loses his consciousness, and the man behind the camera moves towards the other prisoners.