For the systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the former head of the Olenivka colony and its inspector were charged with violating the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code), which is punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
This was reported by SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Suspicions have been announced against the ex-chief Serhiy Yevsyukov, who was in charge of the colony at the time of the murder of the "Azovians", and the junior inspector of the supervision and security department.
According to the investigation, since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, civilians, volunteers and captured Ukrainian servicemen were held on the territory of the colony. By order of Yevsyukov, a so-called disciplinary isolation cell was created in the colony, where they were brutally tortured and beaten. The facts of sexual violence were also recorded. At least 100 servicemen were injured.
The mentioned junior inspector actively participated in the torture.
Currently, the issue of announcing wanted suspects is being resolved.
- On the night of July 29, 2022, explosions rang out in the colony in the occupied city of Olenivka (Donetsk region), where the Russians held Ukrainian prisoners of war from "Azovstal". The Russians said that it was the Armed Forces of Ukraine that was hit with HIMARS. However, the General Staff of Ukraine stated that the pre-trial detention center was fired upon by the Russians themselves in order to accuse Ukraine of "war crimes" and to cover up torture of prisoners and executions. More than 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 130 were injured in the shelling. Previously, the Russians struck with a thermobaric weapon.
- In July of this year, the UN admitted that the explosions were not caused by HIMARS missiles.