At one site in southern Ukraine, he said "the interrogations, the torture, continued for about a week"."Every day, at night, sometimes twice a day."Mr Yefremov tried to resign from the army numerous times - but he ended up being dismissed for refusing to return to Ukraine. He has now fled Russia.Using photographs and military documents supplied by Mr Yefremov, the BBC has verified he was in Ukraine early in the war - in the Zaporizhzhia region, including the city of Melitopol.
