The ill-treatment of prisoners of war as described by Vasylchenko violates international agreements.
The report of the UN human rights representative (you will go to another service) according to both Russia and Ukraine have been guilty of ill-treatment of prisoners, torture and even murder of prisoners during the war.
On the Ukrainian side, violence is most common during arrest, on the Russian side, in prison camps. Ukraine has investigated cases and cooperated with the UN, Russia has not.
It is impossible to confirm Vasylchenko’s description of prison conditions directly, because Russia has not released independent parties, such as the Red Cross (you switch to another service)to check the conditions of Olenivka camp.
However, many released Ukrainian prisoners have given consistent information about the conditions in the camp. They have been collected, for example Ukrainian human rights organization MIHR. (you switch to another service)
At the turn of the year, there were approximately 3,400 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia, Ukraine says. There are also thousands of Russian prisoners of war, but the parties have not disclosed their exact numbers.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners every month or two.