Russia-Ukraine War: Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers fell into devastated captivity

About a thousand Ukrainian soldiers who were fortified in the steel plant in Mariupol surrendered and were captured by the Russian army, Moscow announced today (Wednesday). This, after another 694 people surrendered in the last day.

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At the same time, although the Ukrainian government claimed this week that the surrender came as a result of an outline for the exchange of prisoners, Russia denies the deal and claims the promises were made by international organizations such as the Red Cross and the United Nations. .

The war in Ukraine (Photo: Reuters)

According to the testimonies, at least seven buses full of Ukrainian soldiers arrived in the town of Olenbika, north of Mariupol and not far from the town of Donetsk. The camp – called “Correctional Prison Colony No. 52” – has already been used to house Ukrainians who were considered “unreliable” by Russian security services, and was described by an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol as a “21st century concentration camp.”

Azobestel steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine (Photo: Reuters)

He claims the inmates are being held there in horrific conditions, with no food on a daily basis or medical assistance. According to the Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine, Yudmila Denisova, there are already more than 3,000 people evacuated from Mariupol – including military, police and security forces, human rights activists, journalists and anyone who aroused the suspicion of the Russians.

In Ukraine, Russians are accused of carrying out investigations while inflicting severe torture, including electrocution using electric shockers, sexual violence and execution.

A school in Ukraine hit by a Russian attack (Photo: Reuters)

At the same time, a Russian soldier today admitted for the first time the commission of war crimes in a trial held in Kiev. Vadim Shimrin, 21, is the first soldier to face the court since the beginning of the Russian invasion last February, and is charged with killing an unarmed 62-year-old civilian in a Sumy area. Shimarin fully admitted guilt in front of dozens of photographers and journalists who were present at the scene, but refused to speak.