The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) collected information about explosions on the night of July 28-29, 2022 in Volnovakha correctional colony No. 120 near Olenevka, where the Nazis were holding captive Ukrainian military personnel.
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As a result, the UN refuted the Russian fake that the destruction suffered by the colony at that time was allegedly caused by a hit by a HIMARS missile. About this today. On October 4, Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said in his Telegram channel, citing data provided in the latest UN report on human rights in Ukraine.
It is noted that although Russian propagandists were filming a video with allegedly discovered fragments of HIMARS ammunition as early as 11 a.m. on July 29, 2022, the OHCHR report indicates that “the extent of damage to the walls, ceiling, roof and windows of the barracks, the condition of the crater’s bunk beds and the damage radius are not typical for damage by HIMARS ammunition.”
In addition, “even one HIMARS missile would likely cause damage and destruction to the barracks and surrounding area on a much larger and more serious scale. In addition, witnesses told OHCHR that they heard numerous explosions,” Lubinets said as part of the report.
OHCHR was also able to establish the direction in which the projectile moved, causing the destruction.
Among the new details, the report states that “video footage and photographs of the destroyed barracks showed an impact point inside the western wall and two possible entry points through the roof. Although the exact type of weapon and its place of origin could not be determined, the pattern of structural damage appears consistent with the ammunition shown, which moved along a trajectory from east to west,” Lubinets noted.
The Ukrainian Ombudsman notes that OHCHR also added what it “continuously communicates at all meetings regarding the terrorist attack in Olenivka” – the captive state is responsible for the safety of prisoners of war and in the event of their death or injury is obliged to conduct an immediate official investigation establishing individual criminal responsibility for the death or injury of prisoners of war.
However, OHCHR has not received information that Russia has complied with these investigative and prosecution obligations.
Unfortunately, even in such a serious report, the UN cannot draw up 2+2 and understand that only the Russian Federation is to blame for the tragedy. I hope that in the next report they will have the courage to write about this directly,” Lubinets concluded. – However, the whole world already knows the “handwriting” of Russia. Therefore, conscious people and organizations have no doubt about who is behind this cynical war crime.
Source: Racurs
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