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| Russia silent as Red Cross, UN demand access to prison where dozens of Ukrainian POWs killed |
| 2022-08-02 |
| [NYPOST] The United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... and the Red Thingy demanded access Saturday to the prison where dozens of Ukrainian POWs were killed, but Russia has so far met their requests with silence. The UN wants to investigate the attack in the town of Olenivka in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, which Moscow said killed 53 Ukrainian POWs and maimed another 75. Ukraine maintains that Thursday night’s deadly shelling was a "war crime," while Russia claims Ukraine launched the missiles that destroyed the building. Both sides say the attack was premeditated and intended to silence the prisoners inside and destroy evidence of potential atrocities. "We are ready to send a team of experts capable of conducting an investigation with the permission of the parties," Farhan Haq, deputy front man of the UN Secretary-General, told Russian media. He said the probe would require consent from all sides, and added that the UN supports the Red Thingy’ efforts to gain access to the site. The prison housed nearly 200 troops captured in Mariupol, the scene of many of the war’s worst atrocities, including many who held out in the Azovstal steel plant outside the city during weeks of brutal fighting. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 The Red Cross mentioned here is not the actually useful American Red Cross, but instead the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), famous for using ambulances for weapons delivery and as battle taxis for transporting jihadis. As for the UN, I would not trust them to investigate the source of dog pooh in my yard. Your mileage and opinions may vary. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-08-02 15:37 |
| #5 Also looks like the explosion(s) blew more up and out as the floor areas don't appear to be badly damaged, even for Soviet-era concrete (other than some concrete 'spalling' from an intense shock-wave), other than from intense heat. That would mean the explosive(s) was(were) situated somewhat above ground level when detonation occurred. It looks like the explosion generated some pretty intense heat, more than a standard munition. Fuel-Air (vacuum) explosive? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-08-02 10:49 |
| #4 Saw those, Thing. Also saw some MAXAR satellite images that showed little if no collateral damage for areas adjacent to the structure. Explosion damage appears way too large for UA drone-carried munitions. Artillery, along with HIMARS, are systems that would leave a ground crater. For a single fired munition to do the damage shown, it would have to have quite a bit of explosive. That would leave a sizeable crater when it struck. There appears to be no crater in either the Russian supplied photos of the building's exterior/interior or any satellite imaging. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-08-02 10:30 |
| #3 There are pictures here if you want to look at them instead of straining at your usual gnats and swallowing the usual camels. https://nitter.net/noclador/status/1553346547739410432#m. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-08-02 08:46 |
| #2 An enigma wrapped in a question. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-08-02 08:01 |
| #1 This has been going on for along time. I do not trust the NYPOST. Russia has not changed its explanation of what happened. News fodder for the Post. Russia wanted to interrogate these solders for Intel. I am just deeply suspicious of the POST. No mention of the 50 executed by Volodymyr. His own people. Who can tell. This is just a news cycle. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-08-02 04:14 |