Ex-chief of Russian-run Olenivka prison allegedly killed in car bombin

Details: Written by: Martin Fornusek; 09.Dec; Hits: 15

A car exploded in Russian-occupied Donetsk on Dec. 9, seriously injuring two people inside, Russian state media reported.The Russian Telegram channel Mash claimed that Serhii Yevsiukov, the former head of Russia's notorious Olenivka prisoner of war (POW) camp in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, was killed in the blast.The claims could not be independently verified as there has been no official confirmation that Yevsiukov was killed in the bombing.

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Ukraine did not comment on the incident.Yevsiukov was wanted by Ukraine on murder, torture, and war crime charges. The Olenivka camp, notorious for the torture and abuse of Ukrainian captives, was hit by an explosion in June 2022, killing over 50 Ukrainian POWs and injuring more than 150. Kyiv called this a deliberate Russian war crime.Russian state news agencies reported that a Toyota SUV exploded in central Donetsk, seriously injuring two people inside the vehicle who were also family members. The man's leg was torn off by the blast, RIA Novosti reported, without revealing his identity.The explosion occurred on the side of the driver, the state news agency TASS reported.The Mash Telegram channel later claimed that the man in question was Yevsiukov and that he was killed as a result.

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