Ukrainian intelligence writes on Friday that a powerful explosion took place on Thursday in a former prison which is now used as a place of detention for Ukrainian prisoners of war.
According to the intelligence, the premises were destroyed. Over 40 prisoners of war are said to have been killed. Several of the prisoners of war are said to have been among the last survivors from the Azovstal steelworks.
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“Putin’s chef was behind it”
Olenivka is located in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Russia claims that the camp was hit by Ukrainian rockets, while Ukraine has a completely different version and claims the destruction is consistent with an arson or explosion inside.
Ukrainian intelligence also claims that the Wagner mercenary group, under the personal command of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the oligarch known as Putin’s chef, is behind it.
PUTIN’S COOK: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the oligarch known as Putin’s chef, will lead the Wagner Group. Photo: Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik / NTB
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Ukraine also claims that the attack was not coordinated with Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
According to BBC Ukraine believes that the Wagner group did this to hide evidence of torture and killing of prisoners of war.
Full war of words: «A murderer»
The ruins shown on TV
Russia accuses Ukraine of bombing a prison that housed Ukrainian prisoners of war. Ukraine believes the Russians themselves were behind the attack.
– The forces of the Russian Federation carried out a targeted artillery attack on a prison in Olenivka, the Ukrainian General Staff wrote Twitter earlier Thursday.
– Deploys 1000 mercenaries
None of the claims have been confirmed by independent sources.
Russia claims the attack must have taken place with Ukrainian Himars artillery. Pictures of what are supposed to be the ruins of the prison have been shown on Russian television.
