“I am in the thrall of sick fantasies.” Ukrainian, whom Russia suspects of torturing prisoners, denies that he was captured by Russian special forces

The battalion commanders of the Kharkiv Azov territorial defense cell, Sergei Velichko (call sign Chile) and Konstantin Nemichev, deny that the Russian military took them prisoner.

on their telegram channels On the evening of March 29, they simultaneously published two videos , in which they rejected the statements of a State Duma deputy, former commander of the Airborne Forces, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov that the Russian special forces "captured" them, and they "beg for mercy."

Sergei Velichko left a video message on Telegram: “Friends! Well. I am in captivity, in the captivity of sick fantasies of sick people from a neighboring country who captured Ukraine in three days, who captured me and Kostya, who shot down a helicopter with the commander of the Azov regiment. Good luck! Come! We don't welcome you here."

Konstantin Nemichev, in a joint video recording with Velichko, stated that they were in Kharkov. He also called a "fake" video, where, allegedly, the Ukrainian military shoot Russian prisoners of war in the legs.

On the afternoon of March 29, General Vladimir Shamanov announced the capture of two Ukrainians suspected of torturing the Russian military. He said that Sergei Velichko and Konstantin Nemichev came from the fan group of the Kharkov football club Metalist. Other sources, including the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, did not confirm this information.