At least 40 Ukrainian POWs have been killed by artillery fire from Kiev troops, according to pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region. 130 were injured. “Direct hit in a barracks with prisoners of war,” a representative of the separatist leadership in Donetsk said on Friday. There is no confirmation from Kiev of the shelling. The information cannot be independently verified.
According to the Interfax agency, the separatist representative warned that the number of victims could increase. People are still being sought under the rubble. According to him, the Olenivka detention center, where forces loyal to Moscow are holding Ukrainian prisoners of war, was shelled by multiple HIMARS rocket launchers.
Many Ukrainian soldiers in captivity
The missile launchers from the US are considered precision weapons. Until now, only photos of the city of Ilovaisk, about 40 kilometers east of Olenivka, are circulating on social networks, where violent explosions took place at night.
Many Ukrainian soldiers are held captive in Olenivka, which fell into the hands of troops loyal to Moscow three months after the start of the Russian war of aggression during the capture of the port city of Mariupol. Among them are fighters of the nationalist Azov regiment. The separatists have threatened them with the death penalty on charges of war crimes. According to media reports, prison conditions in Olenivka are inhumane.
Source: Krone
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