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Red Cross renews appeal to visit Olenivka prison

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not yet received permission to visit the site of an attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast that killed at least 50 captive Ukrainian soldiers on July 29, it said in a statement, Reuters reports. "The parties must do everything in their power, including through impartial investigations, to help determine the facts behind the attack," the ICRC said.

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Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov issued a new round of veiled threats towards Moldova on Oct. 12, warning Chisinau not to suffer from the same fate as Ukraine just weeks after an election that saw Moldova’s pro-European Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) secure a parliamentary majority.

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In Donetsk Oblast, volunteers from across the world serve in the International Battalion of Ukraine’s Azov Corps. On the battlefield dominated by drones, constant surveillance, and high-risk rotations, they navigate daily life and combat in one of the war’s most dangerous sectors.

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