We will avenge every killed or maimed soldier – Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces

ALONA MAZURENKO – FRIDAY, 29 JULY 2022, 20:07

In a comment regarding the atrocious killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian occupying forces in Olenivka, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that Ukraine will avenge every one of its soldiers who had been killed or maimed by the Russia Federation.

Source: Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Facebook

Quote: "Russia is a terrorist state. The atrocities that the Russians are committing against our prisoners of war are enraging.

We will avenge every one of our brothers-in-arms who have been killed or maimed.

In contrast to the Russian war criminals, we are abiding by international humanitarian law.

And we will do everything within our powers to punish those guilty of committing these crimes against our brothers- and sisters-in-arms, and against civilians.

These crimes have no expiration dates. Our enemies should know that they have no place on this Earth."

Earlier:

• On the morning of 29 July, Russian-aligned propaganda media reported the shelling of a penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, where Ukrainian prisoners are being held. Russia has claimed that at least 53 prisoners were killed.
• The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Russia shelled the penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, to cover up the torture and murders of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
• The Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence believes that the killing of Ukrainian prisoners in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, was organised by the Wagner Group [a Russian private military company - ed.] on the personal instructions of Yevgeny Prigozhin, without coordination with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
• Units of the Azov Regiment have announced a hunt for all those involved in the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka on 29 July.

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