Pastor Oleksandr chose to stay in Balakleya after Russian troops took over the city. One day Russian soldiers came to his home and said they needed to talk with him. They took him to the police station where they interrogated him and beat him until he was very near death. Use the “cc” button on the bottom right of the video to turn on English subtitles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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