The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, reported on the conduct of battles against nationalists in the center of Mariupol. “In Mariupol, units of the Donetsk People’s Republic, with the support of the Russian Armed Forces, are squeezing the encirclement and fighting against nationalists in the city center,” Konashenkov said. He also added that the grouping of troops of the Lugansk People’s Republic, with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces, had already liberated more than 90% of the territory of the republic. “Now the units of the LPR are destroying scattered groups of...