The version of the Russians is refuted by their own video materials.
The cause of the tragedy in Olenivska , where more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war died, is arson committed by the Russians, not shelling by Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by experts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in an August 3 review.
“Russian troops probably set fire to a prison complex where Ukrainian prisoners of war were held in the occupied Donetsk region, but accused Ukraine of an alleged high-precision strike with the use of military equipment provided by the West, which is likely to deter Western military support for Ukraine,” says the ISW review.
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Videos provided by Russia and commercial satellite images from the colony showed that the walls of the building were burned, but they survived, which is impossible under rocket fire HIMARS, what the Russians convinced. In addition, at the site of the shelling, no funnels from shells or other signs that would indicate an artillery strike were found.
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We remind you that, according to the State Government, fighters of the “Wagner” PWK replaced the place of detention of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the colony in Olenivka, occupied by the Russian Federation< /strong>. For this, the militants used a flammable substance, which led to the rapid spread of fire in the room. The Office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine adheres to the same version. This version is also confirmed by Maxar satellite photos.
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