Russian invaders resorted to open tactics of terror - Danilov

Russian occupying forces have resorted to open tactics of terror, firing at civilians and critical infrastructure.

Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"The entire security and defense sector of Ukraine is giving a decent rebuff to the Moscow invaders in all directions. Russia's occupying forces have resorted to open tactics of terror, with attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure. The goal is to intimidate, create panic, break our will to resist," Danilov said.

According to him, the enemy violates the agreements reached by blocking the opening of evacuation corridors, not allowing the arrival of humanitarian aid, but at the same time trying to create a false picture of a "joyful meeting" of the occupiers by locals. "But cheap tricks of Russian propagandists failed. The heroic Kherson refused to take part in a show called 'liberation' staged by Moscow scum," he said.

He stressed that Kharkiv and Mariupol, key cities of deterrence for the aggressor in southern and eastern Ukraine, are defending themselves. Mykolaiv and Odesa are preparing for defense.

At the same time, Danilov did not rule out that Russia will begin additional mobilization of its population.

"We can expect additional mobilization in Russia, which will significantly complicate the domestic political situation. Zombie Russian society is ready to shout, 'We can do it again,' but it is not ready to die for Putin's fantasies, unlike Ukrainians who are ready to kill for their freedom and their land," he said.

As reported, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are shelling and destroying key infrastructure, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and ballistic missiles.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.

Ukraine officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan launched an investigation into the situation in Ukraine.

Thirty-eight countries sent a joint appeal to the ICC with the request to investigate Russia's war crimes in Ukraine.