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On 29 July 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], a Russian-operated prison near [[Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion|Olenivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], was destroyed, killing 53 Ukrainian [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] (POWs) and leaving 75 wounded.<ref name="meduza">{{Cite web |title=В ДНР заявили об ударе ВСУ по колонии с военнопленными в Еленовке. Сообщается о 53 погибших |url=https://meduza.io/news/2022/07/29/v-dnr-zayavili-ob-udare-vsu-po-kolonii-s-voennoplennymi-v-elenovke-soobschaetsya-o-40-pogibshih |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Meduza |language=ru}}</ref> The prisoners were mainly soldiers from the [[Azovstal iron and steel works|Azovstal complex]], the last Ukrainian stronghold in the [[siege of Mariupol]].
On 29 July 2022, during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], a Russian-operated prison near [[Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion|Olenivka]], [[Donetsk Oblast]], was destroyed, killing 53 Ukrainian [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] (POWs) and leaving 75 wounded.<ref name="meduza">{{Cite web |title=В ДНР заявили об ударе ВСУ по колонии с военнопленными в Еленовке. Сообщается о 53 погибших |url=https://meduza.io/news/2022/07/29/v-dnr-zayavili-ob-udare-vsu-po-kolonii-s-voennoplennymi-v-elenovke-soobschaetsya-o-40-pogibshih |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Meduza |language=ru}}</ref> The prisoners were mainly soldiers from the [[Azovstal iron and steel works|Azovstal complex]], the last Ukrainian stronghold in the [[siege of Mariupol]].


Both Ukrainian and Russian authorities accused each other of the attack on the prison.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Масова загибель українських полонених в Оленівці. Що відомо |language=uk |work=BBC News Україна |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-62339684 |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref><ref name="cnn_20220730">{{Cite web|first1=Tim|last1=Lister|first2=Julia|last2=Kesaieva|first3=Josh|last3=Pennington|date=2022-07-30 |title=Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says prison attack 'deliberate war crime by the Russians,' as Russia blames Ukraine |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/29/europe/donetsk-prison-strike-ukraine-russia-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |work=[[CNN News]] |language=en}}</ref> The [[General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces]] said that the Russians shelled the prison in order to cover up the [[War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|torture and murder of Ukrainian POWs]] that had been taking place there, and Ukrainian authorities provided what they said were intercepted communications indicating Russian culpability,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russians struck Olenivka to cover up the torture and execution of prisoners General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russians-struck-olenivka-cover-torture-102532767.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> while Russians suggest that a [[HIMARS]] rocket was shot from Ukrainian territory.<ref name=":0" /> So far, there is no independent confirmation on what occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Украина обвиняет Россию в ударе по колонии в Еленовке и гибели пленных |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/v-dnr-zayavili-o-gibeli-40-plennyh-pri-udare-po-kolonii-v-elenovke/31965046.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Радио Свобода |language=ru}}</ref>
Both Ukrainian and Russian authorities accused each other of the attack on the prison.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Масова загибель українських полонених в Оленівці. Що відомо |language=uk |work=BBC News Україна |url=https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-62339684 |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref><ref name="cnn_20220730">{{Cite web|first1=Tim|last1=Lister|first2=Julia|last2=Kesaieva|first3=Josh|last3=Pennington|date=2022-07-30 |title=Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says prison attack 'deliberate war crime by the Russians,' as Russia blames Ukraine |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/29/europe/donetsk-prison-strike-ukraine-russia-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-30 |work=[[CNN News]] |language=en}}</ref> The [[General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces]] said that the Russians shelled the prison in order to cover up the [[War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|torture and murder of Ukrainian POWs]] that had been taking place there, and Ukrainian authorities provided what they said were intercepted communications indicating Russian culpability,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russians struck Olenivka to cover up the torture and execution of prisoners General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/russians-struck-olenivka-cover-torture-102532767.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> while Russians suggest that a [[HIMARS]] rocket was shot from Ukrainian territory.<ref name=":0" /> As of 30 July 2022, there was no independent confirmation on what occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Украина обвиняет Россию в ударе по колонии в Еленовке и гибели пленных |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/v-dnr-zayavili-o-gibeli-40-plennyh-pri-udare-po-kolonii-v-elenovke/31965046.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Радио Свобода |language=ru}}</ref>


==Explosion==
==Explosion==

Revision as of 12:30, 30 July 2022

Olenivka prison massacre
Part of the Battle of Donbas (2022)
LocationFiltration camp on the territory of the former Volnovakha corrective colony (№120)
Molodizhne [uk], Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (occupied by Russia, controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic)
Coordinates47°49′42″N 37°42′39″E / 47.82846°N 37.71093°E / 47.82846; 37.71093
Date28 July 2022
on the night of July 29
Attack type
Artillery shelling
Deaths53+
Injured75+
PerpetratorsUkraine Armed Forces (Russian claim)
Russian Armed Forces (Ukrainian claim)
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The bombed-out barracks where the captured Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol and left Azovstal were kept
Filtration camp
The bombed-out barracks where the captured Ukrainian soldiers who defended Mariupol and left Azovstal were kept

On 29 July 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Russian-operated prison near Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, was destroyed, killing 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and leaving 75 wounded.[1] The prisoners were mainly soldiers from the Azovstal complex, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the siege of Mariupol.

Both Ukrainian and Russian authorities accused each other of the attack on the prison.[2][3] The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that the Russians shelled the prison in order to cover up the torture and murder of Ukrainian POWs that had been taking place there, and Ukrainian authorities provided what they said were intercepted communications indicating Russian culpability,[4] while Russians suggest that a HIMARS rocket was shot from Ukrainian territory.[5] As of 30 July 2022, there was no independent confirmation on what occurred.[6]

Explosion

On the night of 29 July, a prison near the village of Olenivka, a settlement southwest of Donetsk that is controlled by the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), was destroyed. Russian and DPR casualty tallies suggest 53 Ukrainian POWs died, and another 75 were wounded[7] (a Russian communiqué initially suggested 40 dead and 75 wounded, in addition to 8 guards).[8] The Ukrainian side suggested that about 40 people were dead and 130 were wounded.[9] Both sides agree that there were captive Azov fighters in the shelled barracks, brought there a few days before the shelling. Denis Pushilin, the leader of DPR, suggested that among the 193 inmates were at the detention facility, there were no foreigners, but did not specify the number of Ukrainians held captive.[7]

The Ukrainian side laid the blame on the Russians. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) released recordings of taped telephone conversations between Russian soldiers, which suggested that the Russians had planted an explosive inside the building. The SBU added that from available video evidence, some windows were left intact and that no eyewitness accounts mention any shelling or sounds that would have normally accompanied it, which also suggests that no rocket had struck the detention facility.[10] According to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Intelligence Directorate, the explosion was carried out by the Wagner Group, a Russian government-backed private military company accused of war crimes in Africa, Syria, and Ukraine, but without prior consultation with the Russian defence ministry.[3][11]

Russian authorities stated that the Ukrainian forces attacked the prison using HIMARS rocket systems that had been provided by the United States.[5]

There is little independent confirmation yet about the veracity of each side's story. The Institute for the Study of War, a U.S. think tank, suggested that available evidence suggests the Ukrainian version is more plausible, but said that it could not say with certainty which side is responsible.[12]

Reactions

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry appealed to the International Criminal Court regarding the attack which it called a Russian war crime,[13] and Russia said it was starting its own investigation.[7] The Ukrainian officials also called for the International Red Cross and the United Nations to intervene.[14]

In a statement issued on 29 July, Josep Borrell, the top foreign relations official of the European Union, blamed Russia for the attack and called it a "horrific atrocity" and a "barbaric act". The statement referred to a video of Russian soldiers committing "a heinous atrocity" against a Ukrainian POW, which had begun to be shared on pro-Russian social media, as evidence.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "В ДНР заявили об ударе ВСУ по колонии с военнопленными в Еленовке. Сообщается о 53 погибших". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. ^ "Масова загибель українських полонених в Оленівці. Що відомо". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ^ a b Lister, Tim; Kesaieva, Julia; Pennington, Josh (2022-07-30). "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says prison attack 'deliberate war crime by the Russians,' as Russia blames Ukraine". CNN News. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ^ "Russians struck Olenivka to cover up the torture and execution of prisoners General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  5. ^ a b Reuters (2022-07-29). "Russia says Ukraine struck prison in Donetsk region, killing 40". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-29. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Украина обвиняет Россию в ударе по колонии в Еленовке и гибели пленных". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  7. ^ a b c "Russia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison". AP NEWS. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  8. ^ "Russia accuses Ukraine of killing POWs with HIMARS system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ^ "Внаслідок обстрілу Оленівки близько 40 осіб загинуло, 130 поранено – розпочато провадження". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  10. ^ Tyshchenko, Kateryna (2022-07-29). "Explosion in the Olenivka penal colony planned and executed by the Russian Federation - conversation intercepted by SSU". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  11. ^ "Intelligence: Russia's Wagner Group behind attack on Olenivka penal colony". 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Russian offensive campaign assessment: 29 July". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  13. ^ Reuters (2022-07-29). "Ukraine appeals to International Criminal Court after prison attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-07-30. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "AFU General Staff, SBU, Main Intelligence Agency and Rada Commissioner for Human Rights demand that UN, ICRC immediately respond to terrorist attack of Russia on Olenivka – statement". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  15. ^ "Ukraine: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the latest Russian atrocities | EEAS Website". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-07-30.

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