The bodies of some of the dead were finally brought home.
62 bodies of fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine, reported The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine on Tuesday, October 11.
“Another handover took place: 62 fallen heroes were returned home,” the ministry said.
According to the representatives of the negotiation group, the negotiations regarding this stage of the exchange were extremely difficult, because among the bodies are those killed during the Russian terrorist attack against Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka.
“We returned those who were in hell and defended Ukraine. Bright memory to the heroes!” – emphasized Oleg Kotenko, the Commissioner for Missing Persons.
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The colony in Olenivka, where, in particular, servicemen of the “Azov” regiment were held, was also shelled on July 29. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, then 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and another 75 were wounded.
According to the Russian side, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the colony with HIMARS anti-aircraft missiles. According to GUR, fighters of the “Wagner” PMK bombarded the place of detention of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the colony in Olenivka occupied by the Russian Federation. 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.
The USA has warned thatRussia is fabricating evidence of the killing of prisoners of war in Olenivkato accuse Ukraine of this war crime. The fact that Russia is not interested in an objective investigation is evidenced by the refusal of the occupiers to allow representatives of the Red Cross to the scene of the tragedy. Related video In the day of the tragedy, June 29, Ukraine appealed to the UN and the Red Crosswith a demand to send a mission to the colony. Both organizations agreed and received the consent of the Russian Federation, but as a result, the experts still have not been able to enter the territory of the colony.
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