Taken by Russia, then rescued, young Ukrainians speak out

Rostislav (left) and Ksenia were abducted from Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Estefania Mitre/NPR)

When Rostislav Lavrov failed to sing the Russian national anthem, he was punished.

At the age of 16, the boy had been taken from his home in the Kherson region of Ukraine. The Russian military told him he had to go to summer camp for two weeks of "rest and recreation." The camp kept him for longer, and it had rules.