Russian POW ‘I called Ukrainian soldiers fascists before they saved my life’ | Life on the frontline

Amid intense frontline combat, a soldier fighting for Russia under the Luhansk People’s Republic found himself buried in a bunker and left to freeze to death by his Russian comrades. After spending two and a half gruelling days trapped underground, not knowing if he would freeze to death, Ukrainian soldiers found and rescued Igor Mikhailovich Trofimenko, 49, and carried him away from constant shelling to safety. Donate to Vans Without Borders: Exclusive documentary mini-series by Valerie Browne Life on the Frontline series: “Those people [Ukrainian soldiers] we called fascists. They just dug me out at their own risk... Knowing full well they wouldn’t receive anything in return”. Prisoner of war, Mr Trofimenko said in an interview with Vans Without Borders (VWB). A British humanitarian group who deliver essential food and