Ukraine wants international inquiry into prison strike that killed dozens of POWs

President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack 'a deliberate Russian war crime.'

Russia said Ukraine carried out the strike using missiles from the United States.

Ukraine officials vehemently denied the charge, saying Russia was behind the attack,called the attack "a deliberate Russian war crime" and "a deliberate mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war," in an address overnight,"There should be a clear legal recognition of Russia as a terrorist state. Russia has proven with numerous terrorist attacks that it is the biggest source of terrorism in today's world," he added.

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