This would make sense in a war of extermination--which this isn't.
Russia has repeatedly asked civilians not to fight and taken POWs.
Zelensky has responded by positioning defenses in densely populated civilian areas and now his commanders are endorsing war crimes.
Russia has repeatedly asked civilians not to fight and taken POWs.
Zelensky has responded by positioning defenses in densely populated civilian areas and now his commanders are endorsing war crimes.
https://twitter.com/RLHeinrichs/status/1499089552744591367
Yes, Russia is also guilty of civilian casualties--no, the Ukrainian military is not innocent of this. Anyone pushing this simplistic line is either lying to you or extremely naive
Both Russia and Ukraine have a history of brutality toward each other, which is why Russian's more restrained approach (so far) has been so unusual, and why Ukrainian ruthlessness is unsurprising
All this is only a surprise if you've never heard of the Donbas war
All this is only a surprise if you've never heard of the Donbas war
The Donbas war was triggered by the Obama administration's 2014 coup in Ukraine which destabilized the region, and it was defined by atrocities committed by both Russians and Ukrainians
It has been going since 2014, the fighting never stopped, unless you have Western media brain
It has been going since 2014, the fighting never stopped, unless you have Western media brain
Americans who watch Fox (except Tucker) and MSNBC and CNN think Russians just woke up one day and decided to invade
Russians and Ukrainians have been fighting for nearly a decade in the Donbas region thanks to Hillary Clinton's State Department under Obama’s administration
Russians and Ukrainians have been fighting for nearly a decade in the Donbas region thanks to Hillary Clinton's State Department under Obama’s administration
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