Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
WEKU
WEKU
World
Joanna Kakissis

After a deadly jail blast, Ukrainians want answers about war prisoners held by Russia

This photo taken from video shows a view of a destroyed barrack at a prison in Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine, on July 29. Ukrainian officials say they are struggling to establish the truth surrounding the explosion in a prison that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured by the Russians following the fall of Mariupol. (AP)

LVIV, Ukraine — Olha Kerod was busy at work at a pharmacy in this western Ukrainian city when she got a frantic call from her teenage daughter, Anyuta.

"My daughter said, 'Mom, something exploded in Olenivka!'" she says. "She said they blew up a building, and many people died."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.