The International Committee of the Red Cross has succeeded in easing the conditions of detention for Russian prisoners and provided them with a number of improvements.

Emma Antoniuk, host of the YouTube project “No one will watch this”, reported on this.

“Previously, there was a rule that prisoners of war had to look at the ground while lining up. This is a common regulation of high-security facilities for the sake of discipline and obedience of POWs. For the Russians, this rule was canceled by the Red Cross,” says Antoniuk, describing the realities of the Russian occupiers in Ukrainian prison camps.

She said that the same organization has begun to provide condoms to prisoners there “in case they want to fall in love with each other.”

The International Committee of the Red Cross also accepts complaints from prisoners and has had some success in defending the occupiers’ whims.

“Among the complaints, for example, was the lack of Olivier salad in the camp menu and vitamins in the medical center. They were given vitamins,” Antoniuk says.

“But believe me, they are suffering, just not from hunger or cold. For example, you can’t even imagine the torment they suffer to hear the Ukrainian language,” the host noted.

Currently, there are three camps in Ukraine for holding Russian prisoners of war. The latest one, Center-3, was opened in May last year due to an increase in the number of prisoners.

The press service of the state project “I Want to Live” said that in the new camp, Russian army personnel had the opportunity to work, play sports and have leisure time, and the facility also had special places for cooking, recreation and communication with psychologists. There is a church on the territory of the camp where prisoners can go.

“This is probably not the last such camp for Russian prisoners of war to start operating this year,” the Want to Live project predicts.

Ukraine also regularly opens its main prisoner-of-war camp to the Red Cross, the UN, and international journalists.

In late April 2024, AP agency visited the site in western Ukraine. The visit took place on the condition that its exact location would not be disclosed. In Russia, access to such camps where Ukrainians are held is strictly limited.