Car belonging to Olenivka penal colony head blown up in occupied Donetsk, killing him – photo, video

An off-road Toyota car carrying Serhhii Yevsiukov, the head of the Olenivka penal colony, and his wife has been blown up in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk.

Source: RIA Novosti, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet; Russian Telegram channels; Investigative Committee of Russia  

Details: The propagandists also published a video from the scene. It shows a damaged car. The driver's seat suffered the most from the explosion.It also shows several people trying to help the driver.

В окупованому Донецьку вибухнув позашляховик "Тойота". Відео "РИА Новости" pic.twitter.com/05PpHVUYU4 — Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) December 9, 2024

The Investigative Committee of Russia reported on two people who suffered in the explosion. 

Russian Telegram channels reported that the explosion had killed Serhii Yevsiukov, the head of the Olenivka penal colony that was used as a torture chamber. His wife is in a serious condition in hospital – her leg was torn off.

Внаслідок вибуху в окупованому Донецьку загинув начальник Оленівської колонії Сергій Євсюков. Його дружині відірвало ногу, вона у важкому стані в лікарні, пишуть російські пабліки в Telegram. Відео з Telegram-каналу Mash pic.twitter.com/AayQCnGmL8 — Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) December 9, 2024

Mash, a Russian Telegram channel, said that an explosive substance, about 100 grams of TNT equivalent, was placed under the bottom of the Toyota Land Cruiser.

In July 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine reported that it had served the former leaders of the Olenivka colony who were involved in the killing of captured Ukrainian defenders with a notice of suspicion.

These were collaborator Serhii Yevsiukov, former head of the so-called Volnovakha colony of the DPR [Donetsk People’s Republic is a non-recognised quasi-state formation in Donetsk Oblast – ed.] in the village of Olenivka, and his former first deputy, collaborator Dmytro Neiolov.

The investigation established that both men were in their "positions" when, on the night of 28-29 July 2022, the Russians launched attacks on the territory of the occupation prison.

"Both defendants were aware of the consequences of the explosions and the number of casualties but deliberately delayed the evacuation of the wounded to medical facilities.

Based on the evidence collected, Security Service investigators served Yevsiukov and Neiolov with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 2 of Article 438 (cruel treatment of prisoners of war, combined with premeditated murder, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine," the Security Service of Ukraine said.

The service noted that in November 2022, the Russians "replaced both defendants in their positions" and that they are hiding from justice in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast. 

Background:

• On 29 July 2022, Russian media outlets reported that there was an attack on a penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, where Ukrainian prisoners of war were held. The Russians claimed that at least 53 people were killed.
• Ukraine's General Staff denied Russia's accusations that the strike was carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the Russians had tried to hide the torture and murder of prisoners.
• Ukrainian intelligence believes that the killing of Ukrainian prisoners in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast, was organised by mercenaries of the Wagner Group on the personal instructions of Yevgeny Prigozhin, without the approval of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
• The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted telephone conversations in which the Russians confirmed that Russian troops were responsible for the attack on the colony of occupied Olenivka.
• Azov units announced a manhunt for those involved in the killing of prisoners of war in Olenivka.

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