r/worldnews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 25 '24

Russia Bombs Ukraine Superstore With Hundreds Inside Russia/Ukraine

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-bombs-ukraine-superstore-with-hundreds-inside-in-kharkiv
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u/Previous_Soil_5144 May 25 '24

You hit our ammo, we hit civilians.

You hit our tanks, we hit civilians.

You hit our refineries, we hit civilians.

How much longer is the rest of the world going to pretend like we aren't letting this happen?

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u/Ordo_Liberal May 25 '24

The dark silver lining is that this is good.

This is how Britain won the battle of Britain in WW2.

The Germans stopped bombing ammo dumps and airfields and started going to city terror bombing.

The civilians died, but the army lived to fight on

Bombing civilians is really dumb and has no strategic value.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

Bombing civilians is really dumb and has no strategic value.

It kind of does. It's terrorism, and it does a number on morale. This is a war of attrition after all

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u/jeha4421 May 25 '24

Terrorism leads to the US invading afghanistan. Terrorism leads to a country coming together to fight a common enemy.

If the Supermarket down the street got bombed, Id do everything in my power to take as many Russians down with me because they've clearly stated their intent.

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u/NotAmericanDontCare May 26 '24

That only works in fantasy land. 

In the real world, the weaker nation (Ukraine) gives up because the civilians can't stand watching everyone die.

The only reason this hasn't happened yet is because EU and US have given billions and billions in aid and equipment and intelligence. 

One very easy example to look up. One of thousands throughout history. 

Mongols.

Give up or everyone dies. Men. Women. Children. 

Whole cities. Dead.

When you're weaker, bravado on reddit means absolutely nothing

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u/jeha4421 May 26 '24

I would say the very fact that Ukraine hasn't been taken over after years of fighting actually supports my point. The people very obviously haven't given up and they are still around because of it.

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u/Saymynaian May 26 '24

It's weird how this guy is ignoring how bombing civilians steels the entire country against the invading force much more than it lowers their morale.

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u/NotAmericanDontCare May 27 '24

No.

Read my reply again. 

They're still fighting because they have the west backing them. 

As, my post proves, countries without that support get taken over. 

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u/jeha4421 May 27 '24

The support goes to people who are fighting. Also, guerilla warfare is almost unwinnable for the invading force in general.

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u/caseyanthonyftw May 26 '24

Yep. And not just morale from watching people die, but also from the degradation of infrastructure and services and basically everything all across your country.

Not to mention Putin and co. are more than likely waiting out to see the results of the US elections in November, and the Russians can easily last until then.

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u/Vvxifg May 26 '24

No, you won't.

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u/jeha4421 May 26 '24

Yes, I would.

I served in the military. I deployed twice.

But more importantly I also understand what kind of message this sort of act sends.

When your enemy very explicitely conveys that they want you dead, there is only one solution. You either let them kill you, or you kill them. There is no other solution that works. None.

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u/Vvxifg May 26 '24

I take it back.

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u/DowntownPut6824 May 27 '24

What kind of a reddit response is this? Don't take it back, double down!!