The Russian Defense Ministry reported that dozens of people were killed and injured as a result of the shelling of Ukrainian troops with KHIMARS rockets at a prison where Ukrainian prisoners of war are kept.
A statement from the Russian Defense Ministry today, Friday, says that a temporary detention center in the town of Yelinovka in the Donetsk Republic, which houses Ukrainian prisoners, including militants from the extremist organization Azov, was bombed by the United States. HIMARS rocket launchers.
As a result of this shelling, which the statement described as a “knowingly carried out bloody provocation”, 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 75 other Ukrainian prisoners of war were injured, as well as 8 employees of the center were injured of varying severity.
The statement said that “at present, a large number of Ukrainian soldiers voluntarily lay down their arms, knowing about the humane treatment shown by the Russian side towards prisoners of war”, noting that “this terrible provocation is aimed at intimidating Ukrainian soldiers and discouraging them.” from surrendering.” Being under the circumstances of the accident.
Source: Russian Ministry of Defense.