Former prisoner of war Shaun Pinner gave an interview to The Sun where he claims that Russian soldiers used music by Slipknot and the Swedish pop group ABBA during torture sessions.
According to Pinner, the songs were used as a sleep deprivation tactic. Prisoners who fell asleep outside of the times stipulated by the guards were beaten. He recounts surviving on stale bread and says he listened to the song "Mamma Mia" for 24 hours straight. "I never want to hear an Abba song again. I already hated them before, so it was truly torture," he comments.
During the interview, Shaun Pinner recounted being electrocuted, stabbed, and subjected to a false threat of execution. The British soldier, who is married to a Ukrainian woman, was serving in the Ukrainian army when he was captured during the siege of Mariupol in April. “I thought I was going to die. It was hell on Earth,” he said.
In June, Shaun Pinner claims he was transferred to a different cell because he had been sentenced to death. “The conditions were better, but they still played music – and this time it was 'Believe' by Cher ,” he says.
He and four other colleagues were released in a prisoner exchange that received help from Roman Abramovich , former owner of Chelsea FC , in a humanitarian action.
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