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Olesia Nikolaienko holds a sign "Who's Next?" during a street protest in Zaporizhia on August 3 where hundreds of people called for accountability for Olenivka. An explosion in the prison facility in the eastern town killed at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war on July 29.
Olesia Nikolaienko holds a sign "Who's Next?" during a street protest in Zaporizhia on August 3 where hundreds of people called for accountability for Olenivka. An explosion in the prison facility in the eastern town killed at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war on July 29. © Photo courtesy of Olesia Nikolaienko

Relatives of Olenivka Prisoners Demand Answers

Families remain in the dark as no international organisations have been granted access to the prison in eastern Ukraine where at least 53 people were killed.

10 Aug 22
A pile of rubble is all that remains of Sea Pearl after a Russian air strike hit the family-run hotel in Zatoka, a beach village of 2,000 about 60 kilometres south of Odesa, on May 16. The neighbouring Villa Reef (on the right) was heavily damaged. Russia's plans to take over Odesa and its regions wiftly have failed but Ukraine's coast remains vulnerable to air strikes.
A pile of rubble is all that remains of Sea Pearl after a Russian air strike hit the family-run hotel in Zatoka, a beach village of 2,000 about 60 kilometres south of Odesa, on May 16. The neighbouring Villa Reef (on the right) was heavily damaged. Russia's plans to take over Odesa and its regions wiftly have failed but Ukraine's coast remains vulnerable to air strikes. © Michael Shtekel

Odesa Faces Grave Threats From Air and Sea

Although Russia’s plans to swiftly take the region failed, the coast remains highly vulnerable.

16 Jun 22
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