The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has opened an investigation into the shelling of a colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Region, which killed about 40 people and wounded 130, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.
"Prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General have launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of laws and customs of war (part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the Office of the Prosecutor General said in a statement on its Telegram channel Friday.
The prosecutor's office emphasizes: "According to the investigation, on July 29, 2022, the occupant state struck at the territory of correctional colony No. 120 in the temporarily occupied village of Olenivka, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region. As a result, about 40 people were killed and 130 people were wounded.
According to the report, it was established that the occupants illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this colony.
