The leadership of the Olenivka colony, along with representatives of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, acted deliberately to increase casualties among Ukrainian soldiers. Their actions and inaction resulted in the deaths of at least nine defenders due to the failure to provide adequate medical assistance.
This was reported by Dmitry Martsin, a prosecutor from the 18th Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to him, efforts were made with both the victims and witnesses.
The investigation revealed that the colony leadership, acting in collusion with each other and other unidentified representatives of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation, intentionally engaged in actions and inactions that led to even greater losses.
"We established that if at least 41 people died directly from the explosions, then subsequently at least 9 servicemen from Azov died specifically as a result of the failure to provide adequate medical assistance," Martsin stated.
He explained that this includes untimely assistance, obstruction of military medics who were present, delayed evacuations, improper evacuations, and the use of inadequate evacuation means, which worsened the condition of the victims, resulting in at least 9 defenders dying both before and during the evacuation.
He also reminded that on February 27, 2024, as a result of the investigation, the so-called head of the Olenivka correctional colony and his first deputy were notified of suspicion of committing criminal offenses, violating the laws and customs of war, which is associated with intentional murder under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.