Taken by Russia, then rescued, young Ukrainians speak out
The charity Save Ukraine brought young Ukrainians to Washington D.C. to tell Congress about being abducted by Russia.
When Rostislav Lavrov failed to sing the Russian national anthem, he was punished.
At the age of 16, the boy had been taken from his home in the Kherson region of Ukraine. The Russian military told him he had to go to summer camp for two weeks of "rest and recreation." The camp kept him for longer, and it had rules.
For not singing along, Lavrov said he was kept in a six-foot-square cell for days at a time.
"There's a small wardrobe. There's a toilet. You're not allowed to use the through an interpreter.
