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submitted 11 months ago by pingveno@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Homes, a maternity hospital, a shopping center, and a metro station were hit as part of the attacks. The attack may have been linked to the destruction of a Russian landing ship in Crimea.

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[-] A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com 1 points 11 months ago

Ukraine has an oligarch problem (with Putin at the head of it), not a Russia problem. Putin ultimately wants to exploit the resources of Ukraine unimpeded like he does in Russia - and he's tried puppet governments, and the people fought back, so now he is trying force.

Ukraine killing Russian civilians (who are also victims of Putin's greed) is not going to deter Putin. Putin cares about one person - himself - and everything else is only a means to enriching and protecting himself and his status. He only cares about Russian civilians to the extent that those civilians living is in his best interests.

So killing random Russian civilians is unlikely to achieve much except depriving some innocent family of some of its member. Targeting Putin and his property, oligarchs and generals is much more likely to make a real difference.

[-] realitista@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

It will bring the war home to Russians. That is the only way to stop Putin.

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

Because that totally won't just solidify Putin's anti-Ukraine propaganda and make the Russian public want to fight even harder. Tell me, if tomorrow Ukraine came along and blew up your home, killing your family, would you want peace? Or would you want them destroyed in revenge?

this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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