“’...so experts can assess the damage and evaluate working conditions of the Ukrainian staff continuing to keep the facility operational.’ If that takes more than 3 hours, they are, each and every one of them...stupid.”
You are profoundly mistaken. The complex is HUGE. Moreover, sensitive instruments must be set up to conduct tests. It would take a day just to set up that equipment at appropriate locations.
” It would take a day just to set up that equipment at appropriate locations.”
Perhaps I am “profoundly mistaken”. But I doubt it.
The are looking for physical damage, and they are looking at working conditions for the involuntary Ukrainian staff.
I don’t know how many inspectors there are, but a Physical damage assessment can occur, decently, via satellite and drone.
Wherever a shell hit, look there. Leaks can be detected EASILY and from afar if necessary.
Working conditions? Probably damn decent. Russia doesn’t want an incident there any more than the rest of Europe. Of course all the workers are prisoners...that is not a surprise and it only takes 20mins to figure that out.
However, Ukraine would relish a nuclear incident there. They would celebrate. They believe it would put additional pressure on the west to intervene directly.
Their charter is limited. And purely political.
But there is no independent agency looking at WHICH SIDE IS LOBBING 152mm and 155mm artillery onto the compound?
As I said, if I were the Russian decider, I’d tell them to keep moving...to elsewhere.