The occupiers are ready to pass the bodies of the prisoners killed in Olenyivka - the Ombudsman

According to Dmitry Lubinets, the Russians insist that the transfer of bodies can only occur after the investigation. Ukraine has received a signal that the Russians are ready to return the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners of war who died in a colony in Occupied Olenivka, the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets reported on the national telephone of the Verkhovna Rada. "But the wording is" after the investigation, "the Ombudsman emphasized.

- To clarify how much time it takes for the investigation, we have not received answers yet. " According to Lubinets, he proposed to come to Olenivka and meet there with the human rights authorized in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova, so that in her presence international experts would take samples on the spot. The Russian Federation is considering his request, but the Ombudsman suggests that such a visit is unlikely to be possible in the coming days.

He reached such a conclusion after the Red Cross and the UN mission of the Russians did not enter the colony, although earlier the Russians stated that they had given them access to the place of death of Ukrainians. In addition, Dmitry Lubinets appealed to the Russians requesting a visit to the wounded prisoners of war. He was also told that the request was being considered.

On July 30, the Ombudsman stated that Ukraine launched the procedure for returning to the homeland of the bodies of prisoners of war who died in Olenivka. Lubynets also reported an official appeal to the Red Cross and the UN monitoring mission demanding that he pass it to the scene of a war crime. At the same time, he recalled that both organizations were guaranteed by the defenders of Mariupol from Azovstal. Then they promised that the prisoners would be able to return home through exchange.

The day before the Security Service of Ukraine, the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense and the Ombudsman, they officially responded to an explosion in the colony, contacting the UN. They called what happened in Olenivka, a cynical terrorist act aimed at concealing war crimes, discrediting the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disrupting the supply of Western weapons and increasing social tensions in Ukrainian society.

The explosion in the building where Ukrainian prisoners of war was held on the night of July 29. According to the Russians, more than 50 Ukrainian defenders were killed. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Armed Forces from the Himars systems were struck in the colony. The Russian statement on the causes of the tragedy is refuted both in Ukraine and abroad.