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Ukraine don't win that way, and they don't get support from Europe that way.

If Russian lives were valued, they wouldn't have started the conflict, much less continued it they way they do.

So no, for Ukraine I don't see what purpose targeting civilians would bring.


Russia has gone to great lengths to insulate its populace from feeling the effects of the war. For Russians not directly involved in the war, one could hardly tell there even was a war going on. You can see this from interviews with the residents of Sudzha.

Whether or not they value individual lives, putting a hospital out of commission will be something they will need to divert resources to.


Ukraine is outmatched on ammo.

Also, some of the Western kit comes with restrictions on what exactly and how far they can hit inside Russia.


They produce large quantities of drones, like the kind that were used in this operation.

2.2 million in 2024. Some of those could be diverted to worthwhile targets for deterrence purposes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/03/12/45-million-...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_December_2023_Belgorod_shel...

> Twenty-five people,[15] including five children,[1] were reported to have been killed in the attacks, while 108 people,[3] including 17 children, were injured.[2]


Those are unverified claims. If you are going to believe to everything Russians say then they already destroyed Ukrainian army several times.

Here is from 2024: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-jets-helicopter-airc...


>The attack occurred a day after Russia launched airstrikes at multiple cities in Ukraine, killing 57 and wounding 160.

Needed to get 32 more.




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