Russians struck Olenivka to cover up the torture and execution of prisoners – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – FRIDAY, 29 JULY 2022, 13:25

The General Staff of Ukraine reports that Russia shelled the penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, to cover up the torture and murders of Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine of committing "war crimes."

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Facebook

Details: According to information provided by the General Staff, Ukraine did not launch either missile or artillery strikes on the Olenivka area.

Quote: "The Russian occupiers pursued their criminal goals in order to accuse Ukraine of committing ‘war crimes’, as well as to cover up the torture and executions of prisoners which they carried out there on the orders of the occupation administration and the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast.

Therefore, statements about the alleged shelling of civilian infrastructure and the population by the Armed Forces of Ukraine are outright lies and provocations, the responsibility of which is borne by Russia, the aggressor country, the occupier and the sponsor of terrorism."

Background:

On the morning of 29 July, the Russian media announced the shelling of the penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, where Ukrainian prisoners are being held. Russian propaganda outlets report at least 53 Ukrainian POWs were killed.

Azov Battalion units announced a hunt for all those involved in the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka on 29 July.

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