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EXPLAINED: Olenivka - The Real Truth

Ukrainians Demand Release Of Prisoners Held By Russia

Ukrainians gather to remember Olenivka explosion victims, demand justice and release of captives in ongoing conflict.

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Kyiv Urges UN Probe On Second Anniversary Of Deadly Prison Shelling

The attack on the Olenivka facility in the eastern Donetsk region overnight on July 29 two years ago left at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners dead and wounded at least 130, Kyiv says.

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Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

Ukrainians are urging their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war

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Takeaways from an investigation into deaths of over 50 Ukrainian POWs in a barracks 2 years ago

Former Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosions two years ago in the Russian-held barracks at Olenivka still puzzle over the strange events leading up to that night

The Independent UK

An explosion killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs in 2022. Survivors and an internal UN report blame Russia

Former Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosions two years ago in the Russian-held barracks at Olenivka still puzzle over the strange events leading up to that night

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin gives Steven Seagal ‘friendship’ award

In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka

The Independent UK

Putin hands actor Steven Seagal Russia’s Order of Friendship award for ‘humanitarian work’

In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka

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U.N. chief disbands fact-finding mission into Ukraine prison attack

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has disbanded a fact-finding mission into a July attack in the front-line Ukrainian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, because the U.N. mission cannot deploy to the site, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.

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Ukrainian woman's quest to retrieve body of prisoner of war

Viktoria Skliar thought she might soon be reunited with her detained boyfriend the last time she spoke with him

The Independent UK

Russian official says 'practical' issues delay visit to POWs

A Russian diplomat says the International Committee of the Red Cross has conducted at least five visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war since Russia invaded Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian POW heard inmates screaming 'please shoot me' as they were tortured by Russians

Svyatoslav Yermonov lost nearly five stone while being held in the notorious Olenivka prison before being released as a POW swap - but is determined to rejoin the frontline

Daily Mirror

Red Cross frustrated by lack of access to PoWs in Russian-occupied Donetsk

ICRC responds to criticism from Zelenskiy, saying it is being refused entry to Olenivka prison

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross denied access to prisoners at Russian-held Olenivka despite 'intense' talks -ICRC chief

Red Cross officials have failed to secure access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka where dozens were killed in an attack in July, the head of the international aid group said on Thursday.

Reuters

After a deadly jail blast, Ukrainians want answers about war prisoners held by Russia

The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the Olenivka prison.

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U.S. report identifies 21 'filtration' locations run by Russia for processing Ukrainians

Russia and its proxy forces in Ukraine are operating 21 locations used to detain, interrogate and process prisoners of war and civilians, according to a new report by Yale University researchers backed by the U.S. State Department as part of efforts to hold Moscow accountable.

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolute evil’: inside the Russian prison camp where dozens of Ukrainians burned to death

Entrepreneur Anna Vorosheva accuses Moscow of murder after spending 100 days in the Olenivka detention centre

The Independent UK

Relatives of POWs call on Red Cross to help find loved ones

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens

Reuters

White House says expects Russia to try and frame Ukraine for prison attack

The United States expects Russian officials to try and frame Ukrainian forces for an attack on the front-line Ukrainian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.

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U.N. chief launches fact-finding mission into Ukraine prison attack

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he will launch a fact-finding mission into an attack in the front-line Ukranian town of Olenivka that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists.

The Guardian - UK

Blast that killed Ukraine PoWs was Kremlin operation, Kyiv claims

Officials cite satellite data and phone intercepts and say Wagner Group mercenaries carried out atrocity

Daily Mirror

Fears for Ukrainian police officer captured by Vladimir Putin's forces after massacre

Maryana Chechelyuk has not been heard from since the massacre at a detention centre in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, which each side blames on the other

The Independent UK

Ukrainian officials press for information on prison attack

Ukrainian officials say they are struggling to establish the truth surrounding an explosion that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured by the Russians following the fall of Mariupol

Reuters

Red Cross renews appeal to visit site of Ukrainian POW attack

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of Friday's attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, it said on Sunday, condemning the incident at the Olenivka facility.

The Guardian - UK

PoW families wait for news following Donetsk prison attack that killed 50

Wives of prisoners unsure whether loved ones survived blast in Olenivka as Russia and Ukraine blame each other

Evening Standard

Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘war crime’ after air strike kills 50 Ukrainian prisoners

Around 50 prisoners are believed to have been killed and at least 75 wounded in the attack

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