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I think it's quite reasonable to look at propaganda motives, since the whole campaign of missile barrages during the last year is obviously primarily for "break
by PeterisP 4y ago
I think it's quite reasonable to look at propaganda motives, since the whole campaign of missile barrages during the last year is obviously primarily for "breaking the will"/propaganda/strategic communication purposes, there is literally no military tactical value for target like a behind-the-lines power plant, only the demoralizing propaganda effect of the population being without power with the expectation that they might pressure Ukrainian leadership towards whatever Russia wants.
- pydry 4y ago>since the whole campaign of missile barrages during the last year is obviously primarily for "breaking the will I've read many articles that have claimed this but never seen a shred of evidence presented for it ever. It's just assumed. Always. In fact, a good half of the articles that claimed it and simultaneously explained that it was a terrible tactic that historically has never worked. There is quite a lot of historical evidence for this and I think it is very clearly true. I am equally certain Russia knows this. So... no evidence + claims of a self defeating stupid tactic suggests to me that they might be blowing up power stations for reasons other than "to break their will".
- lm28469 4y agoEverything point to the fact that Russians are very wrong about a lot of their assumptions. What seems stupid to us come straight from their "how to war" textbooks