It certainly seems to be the case that Kiev panicked that its imprisoned soldiers would soon spill the beans about the wide range of war crimes they’ve been accused of committing and therefore decided to kill them with HIMARS before they could talk.
You would think so, but of course there weren't any to be made. A lot of nice coincidences for Russia here. Maybe it really was HIMARS since they were so accurate not a single Russian guard was killed in this bombing. I'm sure the fact that the prison was about 10 KM from the front with Ukrainian forces surging didn't leave Russia to make a decision to try to evacuate and relocate all their prisoners. Leaving them to be reclaimed by Ukraine wasn't a possibility or else the evidence of their tortures, executions and maimings would be apparent. What better way to solve all these problems than by just setting them all on fire? Unfortunate timing for the Russian Embassy in the UK to tweet: "#Azov militants deserve execution, but death not by firing squad but by hanging, because they’re not real soldiers. They deserve a humiliating death." (https://twitter.com/RussianEmbassy/status/1553093117712162828)
Imagine actually believing that. It's Ukraine's authorities who stand in the way for such organizations to visit, never Russia. Same exact scenario is currently playing out in Energodar with the power plant.
I would think that every "confession" was videotaped!
You would think so, but of course there weren't any to be made. A lot of nice coincidences for Russia here. Maybe it really was HIMARS since they were so accurate not a single Russian guard was killed in this bombing. I'm sure the fact that the prison was about 10 KM from the front with Ukrainian forces surging didn't leave Russia to make a decision to try to evacuate and relocate all their prisoners. Leaving them to be reclaimed by Ukraine wasn't a possibility or else the evidence of their tortures, executions and maimings would be apparent. What better way to solve all these problems than by just setting them all on fire? Unfortunate timing for the Russian Embassy in the UK to tweet: "#Azov militants deserve execution, but death not by firing squad but by hanging, because they’re not real soldiers. They deserve a humiliating death." (https://twitter.com/RussianEmbassy/status/1553093117712162828)
funny guy Taras.
Imagine actually believing the Ukr's are in position to soon advance in the Donbass in particular. Where do you get your brainwashing from? CNN?
Imagine not being at all suspicious about why Russia won't allow the Red Cross to visit Olenivka. https://www.dw.com/en/russia-ukraine-updates-red-cross-says-no-permission-yet-to-visit-olenivka-prison/a-62661252
Imagine actually believing that. It's Ukraine's authorities who stand in the way for such organizations to visit, never Russia. Same exact scenario is currently playing out in Energodar with the power plant.
Better luck next time.
I am surprised the US State Department didn’t try and say Russia stole the Himars and used them to implicate the Ukrainians.