UN mission will arrive in Olenivka soon to investigate deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war

In the coming days, a UN delegation is to arrive in the occupied city of Olenivka, where more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war died at the end of July

It was stated by the Organization's Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Rosemary Di Carlo, at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday.

"In the coming days, the investigative mission (which is due to arrive) in Olenivka will examine the incident on July 29, in which 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, and another 75 to 130 were injured," she said.

"The head of the mission, General Carlos Alberto de Santos Cruz, is traveling with a team of senior officials and experts. The mission must carry out its task without any obstacles, get full access to people, places, and evidence," the UN representative added.

Di Carlo also thanked Ukraine and russia "for their constructive approach and their preparation for this mission" and added that the UN counted on their continued support.

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We will remind that on Friday morning, the russian media reported on the shelling of the colony in Olenivka, the Donetsk region, where Ukrainian prisoners were kept. Propagandists claimed that there was at least 53 dead.

The General Staff of Ukraine denied the accusations of the russian federation that the Armed Forces carried out the attack.

According to the General Staff, the russians tried to hide the torture and murder of prisoners.

Intelligence agencies believe that the killing of Ukrainian prisoners in Olenivka, the Donetsk region, was organized by the "Wagner" mercenaries on the personal instructions of Yevgeny Prigozhin, without coordinating it with the leadership of the russian Ministry of Defense.

The SSU intercepted telephone conversations in which the invaders confirmed that russian troops were responsible for the explosion in the occupied Olenivka colony, which killed at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners.

"Azov" units announced a hunt for all involved in the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka on July 29.

In August, the United Nations created a commission to investigate the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the colony in occupied Olenivka.

It included a retired Brazilian police lieutenant general, an Icelandic diplomat, and a Nigerien police officer.