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UPDATE: Russian military reporter showed the building where Ukrainian POWs were waiting for their upcoming exchange. In total, four missiles launched with the US-made HIMARS MLRS hit the facility. They passed through all the floors and reached the basement where heavily wounded prisoners were held.
To the disappointment of the Ukrainian leadership, none of the prisoners died. Wagner fighters also were not wounded.
The report from the spot showed Ukrainian servicemen who were shocked by the decision of the Kiev regime to kill them. They felt themselves ‘not needed’ and concluded that they were simply used as a cannon fodder.
In another audio appeal, Evgeny Prigozhin addressed Vladimir Zelensky and the leadership of the Western countries, who provided Kiev with such MLRS. Prigozhin told them to ask for his pardon since Wagner fighters did not use the incident to stage a provocation. All Ukrainian prisoners were safe, but Wagner could kill them on the spot blaming the Ukrainian side for their deaths. Such a scandal would significantly damage the reputation of the ruling regime in Ukraine as well as of its partners, responsible for the attacks on the Ukrainian POWs; but media provocations are the Kiev’s strategy, not Wagner’s one.
On May 9, the head of the Wagner PMC, Evgeny Prigozhin claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) struck at the building where the previously captured Ukrainian servicemen were held. The attack was reportedly carried out with the US-made HIMARS MLRS.
Earlier, Prigozhin claimed that Wagner fighters stopped taking prisoners during the battle for Bakhmut. However, there were still a certain number of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) who were treated by Wagner forces and were subject to exchange.
Message from Evgeny Prigozhin:
After the Wagner PMC stopped taking prisoners of the AFU fighters, we still had a certain number of prisoners who were subject to exchange, prisoners were treated, fed, and so on. HIMARR has just struck at this facility. We will figure out how many prisoners died. In an hour and a half, Alexander Simonov (Russian military reporter) will post on his Telegram channel the result of the strike at the place of detention of prisoners.
They destroy themselves. In addition, we are calling an investigative team to collect materials in order to make it clear what the blow was struck with, how, from which side and so on.
We have you fucking dead to rights, dear Ukies!
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Later, Evgeny Prigozhin shared o photo of the damaged building, claiming that according to preliminary information, there weer no victims among the POWs.
Additional information. I personally examined the place where the missiles hit. At first glance, all Ukrainian prisoners are intact. So if you really wanted to destroy them, guys, you need to repeat the strike urgently. You have all the coordinates. The strike is not bad, but the HIMARS don’t work very well, sorry.
I also have a separate request to the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the AFU and who else is responsible there. Guys, I really ask you not to let the Americans shoot from HIMARS. Do everything yourself because otherwise they will also kill all of you the same way. First, they will strike at the prisoners, then they will hit you on the front edge. Don’t trust the Americans. This is our contention. Why are they meddling?!
This is not first Ukrainian attack on its own fighters captured by Russian forces. For example, on July 29, 2022, Kiev’s forces shelled a detention center in the village of Elenovka in the DPR with HIMARS MLRS. As a result, dozens of Ukrainian POWs were killed. LINK
Probably, this is the way Kiev forces its servicemen to shut down and prevents the POWs from revealing dirty secrets of the AFU.
Ha, ha, ha … dobré … len tak ďalej. Tých ktorých Hudobníci zajali treba poslať do čerta. Ešte, že sa toho ujali ich vlastní súkmeňovci.
For all the brainless bastards who are so worried about Russian tanks… Tanks are on the front line or ready to intervene, just like other military arsenals, you idiots 🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏿😂😂😂😂😂😂
All part of the plan to kill as many Ukrainians as possible, regardless of whether death comes from Russians or Ukrainians. Captured documents reveal that plan to be for Ukraine to become a new Zionist homeland while the tiny, vulnerable Israel becomes a satellite state. Lebensraum, carried out via a “let’s you and him fight” scam.
Stupid troll, go fight for Trudeau.
Truly they are the most criminal army in world history. Shooting their own kind. Scumbags.
Však mají též skvělé kurátory. Anglosasy, co převzali metody německých nacistů a japonských militaristů!
How low will they go? Cannot wait till Russia starts presenting the crimes of Ukraine, to an international audience when they hold the War CrimeTrials.
Are the weapons and ammo for you to use actually reaching you now? Take care of those bad boys and turn them into good ones I find it inspiring. Thank you Prighozin.
Please ignore the FAKE Canadian aka Crazycanuck with no brain
So we won. WTF, no yet?! What the hell are we waiting for new parades or what?
This was a deliberate, calculated act by Ukraine (Zelensky Land). It has happened thousands of times since 2014. Small wonder why Russia wants to wipe Ukraine off the map along with its Cocaine Emperor.