Dyblenko told me that, in September, one of his cellmates had a heart attack, which he attributed to constant physical abuse. No one came to treat him, according to Dyblenko, and the man died, aged 53. Three weeks later, Dyblenko was involved in a swap and, in Ukraine, reported the case to the authorities. The body, he said, was returned at the end of last year. “[His son] given pictures of it,” Dyblenko said, “it’s terrible”. Ukraine acknowledged that the bodies had been exchanged in December, without giving details of the victims’ identities, or how and where they died. The son The man said he was waiting for the results of a DNA test and did not want to comment.
