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Ukraine Claims Russia Targeted POW Building

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Kyiv maintains that an explosion was carried out from within a building to intentionally eliminate Russian prisoners of war. Moscow has reportedly denied international investigators access to additional documents regarding Alexei Navalny. This action is described as a deliberate attempt to eliminate prisoners. Kyiv reports that between 53 and 62 Ukrainian prisoners died following the destruction of a building housing them. Russian authorities have denied the claim, asserting the damage resulted from HIMARS strikes from the Ukrainian side. Radio Svoboda reported that the strike targeted prisoners defending the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The report noted that while some suggest a Ukrainian HIMARS system was used, experts studying site imagery and testimonies from released Ukrainian prisoners have disputed that claim.

Kyiv maintains that an explosion was carried out from within a building to intentionally eliminate Russian prisoners of war. Moscow has reportedly denied international investigators access to additional documents regarding Alexei Navalny. This action is described as a deliberate attempt to eliminate prisoners. Kyiv reports that between 53 and 62 Ukrainian prisoners died following the destruction of a building housing them. Russian authorities have denied the claim, asserting the damage resulted from HIMARS strikes from the Ukrainian side. Radio Svoboda reported that the strike targeted prisoners defending the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The report noted that while some suggest a Ukrainian HIMARS system was used, experts studying site imagery and testimonies from released Ukrainian prisoners have disputed that claim. Radio Svoboda reported errors in assessments regarding the number of Ukrainian prisoners killed in Russia. Victoria Tsymbaliuk of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that Russia does not return all bodies of prisoners who die in captivity, suggesting death counts are higher than the 177 reported by the EU and Ukraine. The UN monitoring mission currently estimates slightly more than 10 deaths. Kyiv asserts the explosion was caused from within the building to intentionally eliminate POWs who defended the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. The incident involves the destruction of a facility where prisoners were held.

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Radio Svoboda

“Киев настаивает на том, что взрыв был совершен изнутри здания, и российская страна таким образом намеренно избавилась от военнопленных, защищавших Мариуполь на заводе Азов Сталь.”

Radio Svoboda UA

“в результаті розрушення будівлі, де содержались українські воєнопленні, погибло від 53 до 62-х чоловік. Київ настаєває на тому, що вибух був совершений знутрі будівлі”

Radio Svoboda

“речь идет об ударе с совершенном системой Хаймерс со стороны Украины, что опровергают многие эксперты, изучавшие снимки, сделанные на месте трагедии и свидетельствах, выживших очевидцев”

Radio Svoboda UA

“Креста, заключенним, погрешності в оценках колічества українських военопленних, у битих в Росії.”

Radio Svoboda

“Victoria Tsymbaliuk in an interview with Politika insisted that the figures are significantly higher, because, quote, Russia does not return all the bodies of the deceased or those who died in captivity.”

Radio Svoboda

“Kyiv insists that the explosion was carried out from inside the building, and the Russian country thus intentionally got rid of the prisoners of war who defended Mariupol at the Azovstal plant.”

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