Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square on Sunday to commemorate the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50 Ukrainians detained by Russia in the Olenivka prison barracks. Speakers at the ceremony urged the Ukrainian government to work harder to get soldiers freed in prisoner exchanges. The Olenivka explosion was one of the most painful pages in the history of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, according to many soldiers. “I was there in Olenivka. I was rocked by the explosion,” said Sgt. Kyrylo Masalitin, who was later releas…
