US ambassador reacts to terrorist attack in Olenivka: Barbaric treatment of POWs unacceptable

The United States will continue to pursue accountability for the attack on the detention facility in Olenivka and will help Ukraine defend itself against Moscow's aggression.

“The attack on the detention facility in Olenivka is unconscionable, as are reports of barbaric treatment of Ukrainian POWs by Russia’s forces. We will continue to pursue accountability and give Ukraine what it needs to defend itself against Moscow's horrific aggression,” U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink posted on Twitter.

As reported, on the night of July 29, an explosion rang out in the territory of former penal colony No. 210 in Olenivka village in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, destroying the building in which Ukrainian prisoners of war were held.

According to Ukrainian intelligence data, the Ukrainian POWs – about 50 people – were killed by mercenaries from the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group.

As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed, the Russian military deliberately fired at the colony in Olenivka.

The occupying forces in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region denied the request of the Ukrainian branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross for access to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka, thereby violating the provisions of the Geneva Conventions.

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