Car bomb reportedly targets Dmitry Neelov, Ukraine war crimes suspect linked to Olenivka POW deaths, in occupied Donetsk

A car belonging to Dmitry Neelov — first deputy head of the Olenivka penal colony in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”) — was blown up in occupied Donetsk overnight on August 28–29, Ukrainian news outlets Censor.NET and Ukrainska Pravda said, citing sources.

On the night of Aug. 29, a car bombing in temporarily occupied Donetsk targeted Dmytro Neielov, the first deputy head of the Olenivka penal colony. Neielov is accused of torturing and humiliating Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians, and his current condition is unknown. In the spring of 2026, Ukrainian authorities