Ukrainian troops shelled a prison housing POWs in Yelenovka early Friday morning, Donetsk People’s Republic Deputy Information Minister Daniil Bezsonov wrote on his Telegram channel.
“There was a direct hit at a building with prisoners,” Bezsonov wrote.
“The results as of now: 40 killed, 130 wounded.”
The minister added that he believes Kiev used US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers for the attack.
The facility reportedly housed Ukrainian fighters captured by Russian and allied forces during the siege of the Azovstal steel mill in the city of Mariupol.
The reported shelling took place as Russian and DPR troops attempt to push Ukrainian soldiers out of the republic’s western areas.
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Source: RT