The hit on the colony in Elena, in which more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, including the defenders of the Azovstal Mariupol plant, was not applied by the Himars. This is stated in the investigation conducted by the CNN television company.
The shelling of the insulator occurred on July 29, 53 Ukrainian prisoners became its victims. Another 75 people, according to the DPR authorities, were injured. The next day, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the blow was inflicted on the American jet fire -filled Himars, which Ukraine received. Kyiv replied that this is a Russian provocation, the purpose of which is to accuse Ukraine of committing war crimes.
The Russian BBC service provides some excerpts from the investigation of American journalists.
Journalists conducted an analysis of videos and photographs from the colony in Elena, studied satellite pictures and received the conclusions of military experts and forensic experts. Their conclusions exclude the Russian version of what happened. In particular, the nature of the damage to the insulator building suggests that it was not used by the RSSO. The walls of the building and most of the roof remained, which is excluded when using Himars.
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For comparison, journalists cite pictures of the destruction of Russian weapons warehouses in the south of Ukraine, which were really attacked by Himars.
Based on photos and videos from Elena, provided by the Russian side, experts interviewed by television companies conclude that the cause of the death was a fire, and so sudden that the prisoners did not even have time to get out of beds.
In no picture, neither funnels from the gun strike, nor fragmentation damage, which is simply impossible when shelling from the RZSO, pay attention to the weapons expert Chris Cobb-Smith.
Experts also emphasize that Ukraine, if it really wanted to fire Elena for some reason, did not need to resort to the use of expensive Himars with a limited ammunition. The insulator is 15 kilometers from the front line, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have other types of weapons for strokes at such distances.
In the investigation, many more arguments are also given, indicating that the version of Russia is insolvent.