Olena Tolkachova alleged that Russian forces used thermobaric weapons to burn bodies in the Olenivka penal colony, claiming this was done to destroy evidence and prevent identification.
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The Azov Regiment Patronage Service leader alleges Russia used thermobaric projectiles to kill POWs and burn bodies in Olenivka, citing explosives specialist analysis of video evidence.
One civilian was killed and one injured in Toretsk, five wounded in Dorozhnie, three in Khromove, and one each in Adviivka, Pervomaiske, and Yakovlivka.
It is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Russian forces attempted a counterattack on Ukrainian positions in the Bakhmut district using artillery and rocket systems from the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, but were repelled and retreated.
Enemy shelling of Mariupol resulted in severe injuries to a woman and a boy.
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