Red Cross claims to be barred from Ukrainian prison camp despite Russian invitation

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has not been granted access to the bombed out site of a prison camp where dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in a missile strike. Russia's Defense Ministry says it has invited the Red Cross and the UN to inspect the location, following calls from Ukraine for an investigation. Moscow and Kyiv have blamed each other for the soldiers' deaths.

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[patrickpalmer]

NOT ONE SINGLE GUARD AMONG THE 50 dead
ENOUGH SAID IN THAT ALONE

[Coldpines]

What a shock? You mean the nation that had broken every single agreement since February broke another? I'm shocked, truly shocked🤣🤣🤣

Putler the 🤡

[omidpourhossein]

Plenty of people talking about deals and giving up territory. Give Russia nothing but the bill to rebuild Ukraine.

[ianlewis]

Well we know why ...Russia does not want the red cross in the camp until they have covered up what they have done .

[chrisw]

So no guards hurt or killed, no shrapnel holes in the roof from the explosion, but evidence of extensive fire thorough the building. Not to mention breaching the Geneva convention by moving Pow's to within a few km's of the frontline/fighting only a few days before this. Something doesn't add up here and no footage when this is the most filmed war in history.

[lovelycat]

Cover up of horrific treatment of POWS. Just that close to battle is illegal.

[ristorantanen]

There can be no talks with this regime
No diplomacy
No negotiations

Just an unconditional surrender
Followed by a complete redesign of the russian map

[stevenambrose]

Simply think the OPPISITE of what Russia says...If RUSSIA SAYS YES...IT MEANS NO

[MrTom-klhy]

In Moscow the people celebrate summer without hardly a care. Their children do not die in Pootin's war, they sacrifice little, and so they appear carefree. In rural, poor Russia, their children do die, yet they accept their carefree overlords in Moscow, in St Petersburg, and their insincere flowers for the funerals of their sons. They accept the war of conquest and death of their own, like they accepted the theft of the nations wealth for their palaces, mansions and Yachts.

[Natagoroth]

Red Cross and UN guaranteed safety of prisoners. That’s why Azov surrendered to orcs. What is response accept for we are not granted access?!

[harris]

When russia says "yes" it's really "no"...everything is just like that

[keithrosenberg]

All the more time to get rid of evidence and put new evidence in place.

[paulcoyle]

The HIMARS missile has a 200 lb high explosive warhead.
That building would be rubble.
The walls would of been blown out, the roof and parts would be all over the neighborhood.

Initial pictures of the interior showed hospital bed frames perfectly lined up. Burned, soot covered.

The intact window frames showed sooted fire.

The Russians showed supposed recovered missiles parts. One picture showed intact, green computer motherboards. The guidance for the HIMARS missile is in the front. Behind it is the 200lbs( 90klg ) explosives. The missiles speed is 2.4 times the speed of sound. So the Russians would have you believe a motherboard hitting at 2-3, 000 kilometers per hour, then having 90 kilos of high explosives blown up 7 centimeters away, would be nice, intact.

[simonwalton]

Of corse they ain't because russia want to cover it's tracks.

[Riddim]

That could because the deaths were not caused by Ukranian missiles. To my knowledge, no serial numbered parts of the missiles were found and there are no shrapnel marks on the inside of the roof, which would happened if missiles had detonated within. It could be due to Russians locking the doors and throwing incendiaries in the windows.

[wokeaf]

LoL RuZZia playing a double game as usual, typical... by the way, why were prisoners held at the front in reach of ukrainian shelling? I mean this is against the Geneva Convention to use prisoners as human shields.

[proselytizingorthodoxpente]

Russia had the means. The motive. And the opportunity. And a track record of gunning down Ukrainian civilians on their own streets.

[nawangtshering]

This is Russian way of war..no humanity killing even the prisoner of war.

[MikeSaltzman]

You only get one shot at treating POWs correctly. After that, few will surrender to you.

The Russians appear to be masters at playing the short game.

[sattm]

I would trust the word of North Korea before that of Russia at this point.