The armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out a targeted deliberate artillery shelling of a correctional institution in the village of Yelenovka, Donetsk region, where, among other things, Ukrainian prisoners were kept. The Armed Forces of Ukraine did not carry out rocket and artillery strikes in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlement of Yelenovka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

The Ukrainian command emphasized that the Russian occupiers thus pursued their criminal goals - to accuse Ukraine of committing "

“The rocket troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, thanks to the high-precision weapons received from partner countries, deliver exceptionally accurate strikes only on Russian military targets and in full strictly comply with the principles and comply with the norms of international humanitarian law, have never fired and never fire on civilian infrastructure,.

The General Staff added that the occupiers continue their propaganda methods of conducting an information war in order to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine of shelling civilian infrastructure and the population, thereby hiding their own insidious actions..

“Consequently, such statements about alleged shelling of civilian infrastructure and the population by the Armed Forces of Ukraine are an outright lie and a provocation, the responsibility for which lies with Russia, the aggressor country, occupier and sponsor of terrorism,” the statement says..

The consequences of the shelling are currently being clarified.. At the same time, a video of the terrible consequences of the attack on the building with Ukrainian prisoners appeared on the network..

Warning, video contains violent footage. Not recommended for viewing by sensitive people, pregnant women and persons under 18 years of age.