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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

russians would be more against the war if their own towns were being blown up

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago
  1. They aren't asking for consent to attack orc huts
  2. Attacks on civilians typically, and counter-intuitively, increase support for a war

Ukraine is smart and will stick to destroying russia's ability to wage war, not the people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

let's not start terror bombing. T the ones responsible and all their wealthy friends sit in Moscow, and they care little for their citizens in the hinterlands

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Especially if they take out their electric grid. They can't repair it efficiently.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It causes a little uptick in the defeatist sentiments, but not that big even in Belgorod. Monopoly over media does it's thing. Since the fall of Wagner, even Kursk hasn't caused that level of confusion.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

They would be more in favor actually - they now seem themselves as targeted and so the war is saving them.