Russia, Ukraine trade blame for dozens of deaths in Donetsk prison destruction


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  • Friday, 29 Jul 2022

Ukrainian service members prepare a M777 Howitzer for fire at a front line in Kharkiv region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike or explosion, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of responsibility on Friday.

The deaths, some of which were confirmed by Reuters journalists at the prison where the men were held in eastern Donetsk province, overshadowed a U.N.-brokered deal to restart shipping grain from Ukraine and ease a worldwide food crisis.

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