Source referenced: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russians-mistreated-kherson-youngsters-childrens-cell-says-ukraine-official-2022-12-14/ So, according to Reuters,
"“We have documented that the children were not provided with water, were given water every other day. They were practically not given food,” Lubinets said.
“They used psychological pressure. They told them their parents had abandoned them and would not return.”…Lubinets did not provide evidence of his assertions. Reuters was unable to immediately confirm the veracity of his account."
First of all, the idea that the Russians had either the maliciousness or the patience to torture teenagers for such mundane things is ludicrous. Even under charges of espionage, suspects would likely be shipped elsewhere far away where they cannot be rescued by handlers (eg to Russia). Second of all, if this really happened, the Russians would have tried to conceal it, as the Imperial Japanese, who actually did do things like this, did near the end of WW2. They would have burned documents, evacuated personnel, killed witnesses, and blown up the buildings. The fact that the Ukrainians were able to claim these things with such detail is proof that Russia did not try to destroy any evidence, which proves that no such evidence existed in the first place. Lastly, there ARE NOT FUCKING PHOTOS OR VIDEOS OF THIS. NOTHING.
Even if all of this were true, what would be the point? Russians are just so cartoonishly evil that they like to torture Ukrainian children they find on the street? What do they gain from that?
Yes, because Ukrainian government officials have no reason to simply make things up.
They literally say in the article that this is based on nothing.
Conflicting statements aside, they would’ve died in like 3 days.