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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@[email protected]  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

He is not alone. Traumatic #memories have intensified among former #prisoners of war, with the onset of #blackouts, as power outages have become a powerful trigger.

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Tim Mak
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@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"I've started having bad dreams. I remember my punishment cell. It was constantly cold there. Even in summer, it was always cold in our cell," said Oleksii Anulia, who spent nearly ten months in Russian captivity in 2022.
#russia #captivity #pow

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Tim Mak
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@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

It has been three years since he was released from the punishment cell, where the air was saturated with mold and the stench of urine and feces.
#ukraine #war #pow

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Tim Mak
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@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Yet, this winter Oleksii has begun waking in the middle of the night to flashbacks, as the darkness and cold in his own home resembles the conditions of captivity.

#ukraine #ptsd

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Tim Mak
@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

He is not alone. Traumatic #memories have intensified among former #prisoners of war, with the onset of #blackouts, as power outages have become a powerful trigger.

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@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Cold is one of the forms of #torture #Russian forces systematically use against #Ukrainians held in #Russian prisons. Today, that same cold has turned into a tool of pressure on #civilians, aimed at breaking society and forcing #Ukraine into concessions.

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@[email protected] replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

To learn more about how the conditions of #Russian captivity continue to shape Oleksii’s life long after his release, read the full story via the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/why-cold-darkness-worsen-ptsd-among

Why cold, darkness worsen PTSD among ex-POWs

We explore the tragic, unusual link between cold and post traumatic stress. Amid blackouts, former POWs face a surge in flashbacks. Oleksii is waking up from nightmares for the first time in years.
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