IAEA boss says inspectors are on their way as Russian forces reportedly shell city near plant
At a glance: what we know on day 187 of the invasion
Russian forces are “reconstructing” the Mariupol theatre to cover war crimes, according to an advisor to the city’s mayor.
Petr Andriushchenko said Moscow’s forces are rebuilding the theatre under the guise of reconstruction for “historical value”.
The occupiers are hiding their own war crime … They are in a hurry to eliminate all traces and evidence through ‘reconstruction’. Under the guise of ‘historical value’.
… The only historical value arose when two bombs fell. And it is this historical value that the occupiers are now trying to hide.”
At the same time, different approaches are used: so-called volunteer battalions, and reserve battalions, battalions of the so-called ‘combat army reserve of the country’ (BARS), which they are now recruiting in each military district in order to replenish losses, increase their efforts, and to increase the number of the very group that can be used against our state.”
Time is running out, they did not receive a blitzkrieg. Will the mobilisation of more people in the Russian Federation help? Probably not, after all. Because the morale of military personnel, as they conduct combat operations, decreases, firstly. Secondly, there are fewer and fewer willing to enter the ranks of the Soviet Union on a voluntary basis. In addition, panic has begun among the population of large cities, because no one wants to simply go to serve in the armed forces, let alone go to war.”
