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Red Cross denied access to prisoners at Russian-held Olenivka despite 'intense' talks -ICRC chief

Robert Mardini, director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) attends an interview with Reuters on the situation in Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Red Cross officials have failed to secure access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in the Russian-controlled town of Olenivka where dozens were killed in an attack in July, the head of the international aid group said on Thursday.

Ukraine and Russia have traded accusations over the missile strike or explosion in the front-line town of Olenivka in eastern Donetsk that killed prisoners held by Moscow-backed separatists.

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