28/07/2026
😢 idag den 28 juli ägnas en särskild tanke åt:
Viktorija Volodymyrivna Rosjtjyna
Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина
www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0g29w45p1o
On July 28, Ukraine honours the memory of defenders and civilians who were executed, tortured, or died in Russian captivity.
On the night of July 28–29, 2022, Russia killed more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war and injured more than 130 others in the Olenivka prison, where Russia held civilians and servicepeople, including defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal steel plant.
In the days preceding the explosions, some prisoners had been transferred to a separate building. Wounded were left without adequate medical assistance for hours. These circumstances point to a deliberately prepared crime. Russia has since refused independent international access to the site.
Olenivka was not an isolated crime. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, 96% of released Ukrainian POWs reported torture or ill-treatment in Russian captivity. Every day in Russian captivity carries the risk of irreversible harm or death.
The immediate return of all Ukrainian prisoners of war and illegally detained civilians is imperative, especially those who are seriously wounded, critically ill, or require urgent medical care.
