Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of bombing a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war.
A destroyed barrack at a prison in Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 29, 2022 .The International Committee of the Red Cross is seeking access to the site of a deadly attack on a facility holding Ukrainian prisoners of war and has offered to help evacuate the wounded.
Russian-backed separatist leader Denis Pushilin was quoted as saying there were no foreigners among the 193 detainees.The deaths, some of which were confirmed by Reuters journalists at the prison where the men were held in eastern Donetsk province, overshadowed a UN-brokered deal to restart shipping grain from Ukraine and ease a worldwide food crisis.
For his part Mr Blinken said he told Mr Lavrov the world expected Russia to fulfil its commitments under the grains agreement between Ukraine and Russia.Visa options for Ukrainians seeking refuge in Australia are changing. Here's what's happening Ukraine has accused Russia of atrocities and brutality against civilians since its invasion and said it has identified more than 10,000 possible war crimes. Russia denies targeting civilians.Marina Ovsyannikova has been found guilty on charges of discrediting the army after walking in the studio holding a poster bearing slogans against the military operation in Ukraine.
Hundreds of civilians and badly wounded Ukrainian soldiers were encircled and trapped for weeks in the Azovstal steelworks before they laid down their arms.The SBU said video footage online showed the windows in some rooms survived intact, suggesting there had been an explosion inside rather than shelling from outside.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the United States did not yet have definitive information on what happened with the prison, but urged caution on what Russia was claiming given that past claims had proven to be false.
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