Valid military targets only lest Ukraine stoops to the level of the invaders. Moscow is very densely populated, so it’s not worth the risk when there are so many other high-value, valid strategic targets elsewhere.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Unlike Russia, Ukraine’s military knows how to fight a war: defeat your enemy’s physical capability to continue the fight.

Russia has wasted so many reassures attacking civilians in Ukraine thinking it will shatter their resolve when it has only strengthened it. This sort of “strategic” terror bombing was proven not to work all the way back in World War 2 for the exact same reason it’s not working against Ukraine: killing civilians makes the survivors angry and determined to win.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I am not advocating attacks on civilians, not only is it immoral it is a waste of ammunition that does nothing to advance strategic goals.

The movers and shakers driving this war have sat out long enough.

Bring the war home for them. Start hitting military targets in and around Moscow. Specifically, air defenses and others that will cause Moscow to pull resources from Ukraine to defend Moscow

Their yes men will not be able to deny a constant barrage of explosions around them and Putin will have to placate them by reassuring them with visible military resources

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Unlike Russia, Ukraine’s military knows how to fight a war: defeat your enemy’s physical capability to continue the fight.

Exactly.

To put it more succinctly, "disable the enemy." That's also the point in any military engagements. Not killing. Disabling them, as in "removing their ability to fight".

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