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/Holybasil May 25 '24

It might actually help morale in Ukraine.

More and more able bodied men (and women I suppose) are scared to go out for fear of being recruited into the army.

If their friends and family are getting hit in missile strikes that might be the proverbial kick in the ass they need to sign up.

It fucking sucks that civilians dying is what might bring an influx of fresh recruits, but it's clearly what they need right now.