"The Russian version of the July 29 attack on
Olenivka prison
in which over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war died, most of them from the Azov battalion, is most likely an invention": this is the conclusion of a CNN investigation. based on the analysis of videos and photographs, satellite images, and the work of forensic and weapons experts.
According to specialists, the lack of access makes definitive conclusions impossible, but most of the signs indicate that there was an intense fire in the detention center and, according to several witnesses, no sound of an oncoming rocket was heard.
At least eight Russian warplanes were damaged or destroyed in the attack on
Saky air base in Crimea
two days ago: satellite images taken by the secretive operator Planet Labs show this.
International media publish photos from before and after the attack showing the first independent confirmation of damage to the base which is more than 160 kilometers from the front line.
So far Kiev has officially denied responsibility for the attack.
Moscow downplayed by denying that any aircraft were damaged and only admitting that "several ammunition exploded" in a storage area at the facility.