United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a news conference, on Wednesday, that the UN is seeking to establish a fact-finding team to study the attack on a Ukrainian detention facility that resulted in at least 50 deaths and dozens of injuries of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Russia and Ukraine both requested an investigation into the attack, Guterres told reporters in New York, adding that the terms of reference for the panel would need to be accepted by Russia and Ukraine before the fact-finding mission would begin.
Guterres also said the fact-finding team would not be a criminal investigation, adding that the UN is looking for “independent team members.”
Russia previously invited experts from the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to conduct an “objective investigation” into the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners held at the Olenivka jail in the Donetsk region, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday.
However, the International Committee of the Red Cross told CNN Saturday that its “demands for access” to the site have not been granted.
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