The Romanian foreign ministry condemns the shelling of the Olenivka prison and the killing of Ukrainian POWs, reads a message issued on Sunday. These heinous crimes committed by Russia call for international investigation and sanctioning. Condolences to the families and full support for Ukraine, the foreign ministry’s Twitter post also reads. A prison in Olenivka was attacked on Friday, with most of the 193 Ukrainian prisoners of war there killed or wounded, according to the Russian defence ministry, which Saturday released the names of 50 dead and 73 wounded. Russia claims the strike came from a HIMARS system provided by the US to Ukraine, as Kyiv seeks to recover the territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. Ukraine replied it would never attack civilian sites, especially one housing its own people, and accused Russia of organising the attack in retaliation against the Ukrainian nationalists among the prisoners brought there from Mariupol several weeks ago.
