Ukraine says Russia strikes Mariupol theatre sheltering residents, Moscow denies attack
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Russian forces dropped a powerful bomb on a theatre in the encircled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians were sheltering on Wednesday, Ukraine's foreign ministry said.

"Russian forces dropped a powerful bomb on a theatre in the encircled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians were sheltering on Wednesday, Ukraine's foreign ministry said."

"Russia denies targeting civilians. In Moscow, the defence ministry said its forces had not struck the building and instead accused the Azov Battalion, a far-right Ukrainian militia, of blowing it up, RIA news agency said."

if you go on twitter, the story is being completely framed as 100% accurate and a Russian atrocity/war crime despite there being no real proof of anything yet. So I'm really skeptical. This seems extremely convenient "terrible, clearly wrong thing" to occur the same day as further peace talks.

Obviously, if it is real, it's terrible and either was committed by Russia out of stupidity/confusion, or pure malice. But I'll hold my breath before believing anything like this coming from Ukraine at this point.

  • ToastGhost [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    given its mauripol (aka nazigrad), wouldnt doubt azov is killing its own civillians to justify the continuation of war, as theyve already been killing people who try to flee the city

    • Malagueta [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Russia is claiming Azov blew it up with hostages locked inside:

      https://www.rt.com/russia/552101-mariupol-theater-ukraine/

      The Ukrainian military is getting desperate. They’re going to try and make this into a Reichstag Fire style false flag. If this doesn’t work, they’ll keep going.