According to experts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russian troops are responsible for the July 28 attack on the colony in Elenovka, Donetsk region, where 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war died. Two anonymous US officials confirmed that there is no evidence that Ukrainian forces have used US-provided HIMARSone of the few weapons at Ukraine’s disposal that are accurate enough to cause limited damage visible in satellite and other imagery, according to another report cited by the BBC’s Russia service.
Same day The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) accused Russiastating: “The armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out a targeted and deliberate artillery shelling of the colony in Elenovka, where Ukrainian prisoners of war were also located.
According to the Headquarters in this way the Russian military wants to accuse Ukraine of committing “war crimes”, as well as to hide the torture of prisoners and the executions carried out there on the orders of the occupation administration and the command of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
In addition, military experts note that Russian forces continue to transfer troops from the northern part of the Donetsk region to support the defensive positions in southern Ukraine and may end the campaign to capture Slavyansk.
The representative of the Ukrainian Military Intelligence (Ukrainian Military Intelligence) Vadim Skibytsky announced that two weeks ago the Russian forces were withdrew the airborne tactical groups from the Donetsk region and redeployed their units to the occupied territories of the Kherson region.
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