Car bomb kills deputy head of Donetsk colony
In the occupied city of Donetsk, on the night of August 29, an explosion destroyed the car of Dmitry Neelov, first deputy head of the Elenskaya colony, where over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war died in a 2022 blast. Ukrainian media reported the device was placed under the vehicle, and Neelov is under investigation for alleged war crimes.
Consensus
- On the night of August 29, a car explosion occurred in occupied Donetsk.
- The target was Dmitry Neelov, first deputy head of Elenskaya colony.
- The explosion was caused by a device placed under the car.
- Neelov is under investigation by Ukraine for alleged war crimes.
- In July 2022, a blast at the Elenskaya colony killed over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
- Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of the 2022 attack.
- The Elenskaya colony held Ukrainian POWs and civilians since 2022.
- In December 2024, Neelov's predecessor, Sergei Evsyukov, was killed in a similar explosion in Donetsk.
Points of divergence
- The Ukrainian Security Service and the Office of the Prosecutor General charged Neelov with war crimes in spring 2026. — meduza
- Neelov was accused of torture and inadequate medical care to wounded prisoners after the 2022 explosion. — tg_echoonline_news
- The EU has imposed sanctions on Neelov for human rights violations and for being directly responsible for the mass death of prisoners in Elenskove in July 2022. — tg_theinsider
- The number of dead in the 2022 explosion was more than 50. — tg_tvrain
- The Russian authorities blamed Ukraine for the 2022 explosion, claiming the colony was hit by HIMARS. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The 2022 explosion occurred in a barracks where Ukrainian POWs and civilians were held. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (7 sources)
- Censor.net and Ukrainian Pravda: In Donetsk, they blew up the car of the deputy head of the Elenaivka colony where Ukrainian prisoners died — Meduza
- In occupied Donetsk, car of deputy director of Elenovskaya colony was blown up. He was accused of torturing prisoners... — ЭХО / Новости
- «Ukrainian Truth»: Car of Deputy Head of Elenovskaya Colony Blasted in Donetsk. His Former Chief Died in a Similar Explosion... — The Insider
- Car of deputy director of prison in Elenovka, Donetsk, blown up where more than 50 Ukrainian POWs died — Дождь (Telegram)
- Car of First Deputy Director of the Colony in Yelenovka Blasted in Donetsk — Дождь
- Car of deputy head of Elenovka colony in occupied Donetsk blown up, — Ukrainian media — Радио Свобода
- In occupied Donetsk, car of deputy director of camp in Elenovka was blown up, — Ukrainian media — ASTRA