Alex Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh — two Americans who were recently freed by the Russians, after being part of the prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine — recently detailed their experiences as prisoners of war to The Washington Post.

Drueke, 40, and Huynh, 27, were among the 215 POWs who were released in exchange for 55 Russian prisoners, including Victor Medvedchuck, leader of the banned pro-Russia political party in Ukraine.