On July 29, 2022 ''Reuters'' reported the prisoner-of-war camp at Elenovka was hit by a U.S.-built [[HIMAR]], causing the deaths of 40 prisoners and 13 guards and prison employees.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-40-ukrainian-pows-killed-by-ukrainian-missile-strike-donetsk-prison-2022-07-29/</ref> At least one hundred other prisoners were injured. Sources reported that captured Ukrainian prisoners-of-war were giving up much critical information on U.S./Ukraine/NATO operations and illegal weapon's transfers, including arms to [[Kurdish]] [[terrorist]]s in [[Syria]] to be used against NATO member [[Turkiye]].<ref> https://youtu.be/I9mKoOLSvmc</ref>
On July 29, 2022 ''Reuters'' reported the prisoner-of-war camp at Elenovka was hit by a U.S.-built [[HIMAR]], causing the deaths of 40 prisoners and 13 guards and prison employees.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-40-ukrainian-pows-killed-by-ukrainian-missile-strike-donetsk-prison-2022-07-29/</ref> At least one hundred other prisoners were injured. Sources reported that captured Ukrainian prisoners-of-war were giving up much critical information on U.S./Ukraine/NATO operations and illegal weapon's transfers, including arms to [[Kurdish]] [[terrorist]]s in [[Syria]] to be used against NATO member [[Turkiye]].<ref> https://youtu.be/I9mKoOLSvmc</ref> Ukraine forces on the battlefield attempting to surrender have been documented to have been executed by Ukrainian commanders. A bill was introduced into the Ukrainian parliament granting legal authority to Ukrainian commanders to execute Ukrainian soldiers who wanted to surrender. Morale was reported to have fallen in recent weeks among Azov Battalion detainees as they realized the Kyiv regime was not negotiating for their exchange for Russian POWs.