Thread by @dolphin2

#Russian tactics for taking towns has been very simple recently — just wipe the town with artillery and count it as "liberated". This is video of Rubizhne #Ukraine after such operation, same happened to Mariupol and is now happening to Severodonetsk

#CrimesAgainstHumanity

This tactic is somewhat effective because when there's no buildings left, defenders have nothing to defend — and the occupiers have nothing to occupy any more, but the latter don't really care, as their objective is territorial conquest

#RussianWarCrimes #WarCrimes

At the same time, Russia's strategic objective is to capture the whole #Luhansk & #Donetsk administrative regions. While they now already control most of the Luhansk region with only 10% left under Ukraine's control (little triangle strip around #Severodonetsk)

#RussiaUkraineWar

Russia isn't even close to controlling #Donetsk region and it's hard to imagine they would be able to occupy it any.

#RussiaInvadedUkraine
#Terrorism #PutinTerrorist #StandWithUkraine #PutinWarCriminal

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