Kyiv has not yet commented on this.
After the tragedy in Olenivka, where the Russians mass-murdered some of the defenders of prisoners of war from “Azovstal”, the Russian Embassy in Britain published a cynical statement in which it supported the “humiliating execution” of the soldiers of the “Azov” regiment. They published the message on the official page of the diplomatic mission on Twitter.
“Azov fighters deserve to be shot, but not by shooting, but by hanging, because they are not real soldiers. They deserve a humiliating death,” the official Russian embassy in Britain said in a statement.
targeted artillery shelling of a colony with prisoners of war defenders from “Azovstal” in Olenivka, as a result of which 53 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 75 more were injured.
President Volodymyr Zelensky convened an urgent meetingwith the heads of all law enforcement agencies, after which they appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross with the demand to send their representatives, the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights and representatives of the United Center for the Search and Release of Prisoners to the territory of this colony .
The signatories recalled that the key condition for the evacuation of Mariupol defenders from the territory of the Azovstal plant was the commitment of the Russian side to international organizations to preserve the lives and health of Ukrainian defenders. This guarantee was cynically violated.
The Office of the Prosecutor General opened a case under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder The Office of the President of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to react to the audacious actions of the Kremlin. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny promised that the Ukrainians will take revenge for the dead.
See special topic: The tragedy in Olenivka needs investigation – the British ambassador According to her, it looks like part of the worst violations of human rights and possible war crimes. Tragedy in Olenivka: the ICRC offered help to the wounded and announced its intention to visit the site of the terrorist attack The day before, the Ukrainian authorities requested an inspection by the organization's experts. Ukraine brought the discussion of the terrorist attack in Olenivka to the UN Security Council Ukraine will demand the expulsion of Russia from the UN Security Council. The killing of prisoners in Olenivka – Borel called the Russians war criminals More than 50 people died and another 130 were injured in the colony where military prisoners and civilians were kept. Zelensky held an urgent meeting regarding the terrorist attack in Olenivka The president demands a response from the UN and ICRC to the crime planned by the occupiers.
