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Nestor Barchuk
Nestor Barchuk is a servicemen of the 1st Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine and a lawyer specializing in international advocacy for the release of prisoners of war and the investigation of the war crime committed at a penal colony in Russian-occupied Olenivka.
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Russia’s war crime in Olenivka is a test for international justice
Three years ago, on the night of July 28-29, 2022, Russians blew up a barrack in the penal colony in Olenivka, killing over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and injuring around 130.
The victims were soldiers of the Azov Brigade who had defended Mariupol and left the Azovstal plant following an order from Ukraine’s highest military and political command. Going into captivity was part of an agreed plan involving the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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