Re: Ukraine War Watch Thread
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 2:24 pm
Ukraine war: UN and Red Cross should investigate prison deaths, says Ukraine
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62356211Ukraine has called for the United Nations and the Red Cross to be allowed to investigate the deaths of more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in an attack in occupied territory.
The Red Cross said it is seeking access to the prison in order to help with evacuating and treating the wounded.
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of attacking the camp.
Unverified Russian video footage of the aftermath shows a tangle of wrecked bunk beds and badly charred bodies.
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Exactly what happened at the prison camp in Olenivka, which is controlled by the Russian-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), remains unclear.
Ukraine says the site was targeted by Russia in an effort to destroy evidence of torture and killing. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the incident as a "deliberate Russian war crime."