- Ukraine wants the UN and Red Cross to probe the deaths of more than 50 POWs in seized territory.
- The Red Cross wants entry to the jail to evacuate and treat injured people.
- Ukraine and Russia both attacked the camp.
Ukraine wants the UN and Red Cross to probe the deaths of more than 50 POWs in seized territory.
The Red Cross wants entry to the jail to evacuate and treat injured people. Ukraine and Russia both attacked the camp. Unverified Russian video shows burnt bunk beds and victims. What transpired in the Donetsk People’s Republic-controlled detention camp at Olenivka is unknown.
Ukraine alleges Russia targeted the location to erase torture and murder evidence. Ukraine’s president called it a “deliberate Russian war crime.”
Russia stated Ukrainian missiles targeted the camp.
Russia has attempted to portray Azov battalion soldiers as neo-Nazis and war criminals after they were caught defending Mariupol in May.
Below are unsettling details.
DPR spokeswoman Daniil Bezsonov said the incident destroyed a detention barracks. Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine “deliberately planned” a provocation by deploying US-made Himars weaponry. The ministry exhibited missile fragments. Ukraine denied missile and artillery launches.
A presidential advisor said the photo resembled arson and a missile attack would have caused numerous deaths. The Ukrainian general staff asked the UN and Red Cross to examine the murders, claiming Russia targeted the camp to hide how it treated POWs. Two organisations guarantee the POWs’ safety, therefore they should act promptly.
Red Cross sought access and offered to remove injured. “Our objective is to heal the injured and bury the dead with dignity,” it said. The new Ukrainian Prosecutor General is investigating war crimes.
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