Kiev had insisted that prisoners of war be taken to a correctional colony in the Yelenovka settlement, which later became the target of a Ukrainian strike, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said on Wednesday.
"I would like to clarify how the situation unfolded. On May 20, 2022, the surrendered members of the Azov nationalist battalion (designated as a terrorist group and outlawed in Russia) were brought to a pre-trial detention center in the Yelenovka settlement. Ukraine had insisted that the prisoners be taken to that particular facility," he said at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
A video testimony of Dmitry Kozatsky, which exposed crimes committed by Azov fighters, had been made public on July 28 and a HIMARS attack on the Yelenovka facility had come in the early hours of July 29, Fomin pointed out.
GR
FR
DE
ES
IT
RU
EU
The international community has not yet properly assessed the crimes that Ukrainian troops commit every day, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said on Wednesday.
ReplyDelete"The Kiev authorities, who enjoy the West’s protection, don’t bother to observe any moral and legal norms. However, the international community keeps failing to properly assess the crimes that Ukrainian troops and members of nationalist battalions commit every day," he said at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
"Shelling attacks continue on markets, public transport stations, residential areas and aid distribution sites in Donetsk, Yasinovataya, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Svyatogorsk and many other cities in Donbass," Fomin added.
The Russian deputy defense minister noted that "such connivance on the part of the international community, as well as the Ukrainian authorities’ desire to cover up their crimes, led to a tragedy in the Yelenovka settlement, where Kiev targeted its own prisoners of war."
Fomin also stressed that a lot of fake reports about crimes allegedly committed by Russian troops were posted online.
[TASS]