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Died as a result of the Russian terrorist attack in Occupied Olenivka, July 29, ...

The SBU, the Armed Forces and intelligence made a statement about the Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka. Require reactions of international organizations

Died as a result of the Russian terrorist attack in Occupied Olenivka, July 29, 2022 (photo: Reuters/Alexander Ermochenko) SBU, Armed Forces, Intelligence Directorate and Ombudsman made a joint statement that called the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross. where more than 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed. The statement was published by the SBU press service on Facebook.

It emphasizes that an explosion on the territory of the colony in the occupied Olenivka, where Ukrainian prisoners of war was kept, is a cynical terrorist attack of Russia, provocation and classical "operation under someone else's flag" (False Flag Operation), whose purpose is to hide their war crimes, dismiss the Armed Forces supply of Western weapons and increase tension in Ukrainian society.

The Ukrainian force agencies reminded that the Armed Forces were striking only on Russian military facilities and did not fired at the settlement of Olenivka. The statement also stated that Russia has undertaken to preserve the lives and health of Mariupol defenders, who were evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant on May 16 and have been captured by the occupiers. The aggressor country cynically violated its guarantees and international arrangements.

“On the night of July 29, an organized murder of Ukrainian prisoners was organized in the former correctional colony of Olenivka.

The planned nature of this crime and committing it by the Russian side is indicated by many documented evidence: in particular, the deliberate transfer of fighters to a new premises shortly before the explosion, analysis of the nature of damage and movement of the explosive wave, intercepting telephone conversations of fighters, lack of shelling in the specified place and others, " Power agencies emphasized.

They called on the UN and ICCC, who were guarantees of the life and health of Ukrainian prisoners of war, to respond immediately to the Russian terrorist attack and to send representatives of organizations, as well as the Commissioner for Human Rights and Representatives of the United Center for the search and release of prisoners in Olenivka.

Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces reported that the Russian Federation was struck by a colony in Olenivka to blame Ukraine of committing war crimes, as well as to hide the torture over prisoners and executions, which were carried out by orders of the occupation administration and command in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba stated that Russia had committed a terrible crime and called for it to be a terrorist state. The adviser to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak stressed that Ukraine requires UN response and international organizations to the Russian Federation. GUR stated that the explosions in Olenivka were carried out by mercenaries of Wagner PVC (League) under the personal order of the nominal owner of the PEC Yevgeny Prigogin.

According to GUR, explosions occurred in the area of ​​industrial zones in a newly built premises, which were specifically equipped for prisoners of war. Some of the defenders of Ukraine were transferred there two days ago. The SBU has published an interception of a conversation confirming that the Russians committed a mass murder of prisoners of war in a colony in Olenivka.

They added that, judging by the video from social networks, the windows completely survived the windows - this may indicate that the epicenter of the explosion was inside the destroyed building. According to the preliminary video analysis, traces on the walls were likely to remain after the "internal source" of the explosion. On June 6, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that there are more than 2. 5 thousand defenders of Mariupol from the Azovstal plant in Russian captivity.