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An attack on the penal colony in Olenivka on July 28-29, 2022 killed at least 53 Ukrainian POWs and injured over 130.

Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda

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Olenivka penal colony (location) Azov Brigade (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Olenivka prison camp (location) Azov Regiment (military_unit) Defence Forces of Ukraine (military_unit)

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

At least 53 Ukrainian POWs were killed and more than 130 injured in the attack

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

On July 28, an explosion killed 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war and injured over 150 at the Olenivka penal colony.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

At least 53 defenders of Mariupol were killed in the Russian terrorist attack on Olenivka prison camp

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-04-02T22:02:10.911Z

Source story: 3874202-russian-media-passing-off-rejected-echr-petition-as-case-opened-against-ukraine