It is noted that the ICRC offered its support in the evacuation of the wounded and the provision of medical supplies, protective equipment and materials for forensic examination.
“Our priority now is to ensure that the wounded receive life-saving care and that the bodies of those who died are treated with dignity,” the note said.
The ICRC noted that they requested access to determine the health status of all people who were on site at the time of the attack. The organization also added that they maintain contacts with families, accept their requests and requests.
“All prisoners of war, wherever they are held, are protected by international humanitarian law. They no longer participate in combat and cannot be attacked. The ICRC was able to visit some prisoners of war and other prisoners, but did not get access to visit them all,” the message says. .
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As UNIAN reported earlier, on the night of July 29, an explosion occurred on the territory of the former correctional colony No. 210 in the Yelenovka village in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. As a result, the building was destroyed, which contained Ukrainian prisoners of war, taken out of the Azovstal plant.
Immediately after the explosion Russia blamed the Armed Forces in the shelling of the penal colony. According to the Russian side, more than 50 Ukrainian defenders died, the number of wounded is unknown. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies said that the explosion in Yelenovka was a Russian terrorist act.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, a war crime was committed by mercenaries from the Wagner PMC (League) on the personal instructions of the nominal owner of the specified PMC – Evgeny Prigozhin.
The Security Service of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights in its joint statement demand that the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross respond immediately to the terrorist attack in Yelenovka. They also demand to send an inspection mission to the territory of the colony.
