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'Terror bombing': Why is Russia targeting civilians in Ukraine? (web.archive.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by 0x815@feddit.de to c/news@beehaw.org

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Moscow denies attacking Ukrainian civilians, but the recent torrent of strikes on Kyiv suggest a concerted strategy with clear objectives, " says Dr Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow in War Studies at King's College London.

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[–] schizanon@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Better question is how long does the world watch as they do it? We've been here. Fascism doesn't simply stop.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Because they are hoping to weaken the citizen's will to resist. If enough of the population wants to give in to Russia, then the government will sue for peace.