UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, at the request of Moscow and Kiev, that he would launch an investigation to uncover the “truth” about the explosions at the Olenivka prison in the pro-Russian separatist region. Ukraine.
Guterres told reporters that after receiving “requests from Russia and Ukraine,” I “decided to start an investigation (…) task”, noting that he did not have the authority to conduct a “criminal investigation”.
“Tasks are being prepared for this mission” with the intention of reaching an agreement with Russia and Ukraine.
“We expect both sides to have all the means to access and obtain the data necessary to establish the truth,” the UN Secretary-General said. said.
Guterres also detailed that he is seeking “independent and competent” people for the task.
Dozens of people were killed in explosions last week at the Olenivka prison, where captured Ukrainian soldiers are held in Mariupol, according to the Russian military.
Moscow accuses Kiev of bombing the prison. Ukraine denies this and, on the contrary, claims that the prisoners were massacred by Russian forces.
source: Noticias
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