Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, commenting on the terrorist attack of Russian invaders in Olenivka, promised to avenge every dead or wounded brother.

Russia is a terrorist state. The atrocities the Russians are committing to our prisoners of war are infuriating. We will avenge every dead or maimed brother-in-law,” Zaluzny said in a Facebook statement..

He noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, unlike Russian war criminals, comply with the norms of international humanitarian law..

" These crimes have no statute of limitations.

Know, enemies, there will be no place for you on Earth,"

Earlier, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense called the murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Olenivka a deliberate provocation and an act of terrorism committed by "

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called on the international community to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Ukraine will also demand an assessment by the International Criminal Court in The Hague regarding Russia's compliance with the rights of prisoners of war, since under the Rome Statute the actions of the Russian Federation can be qualified as crimes against humanity.

As reported, the attack on the colony in Olenivka led to the death of 40 and wounding of 130 Ukrainians, including captured military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilians..