Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[JRPGfan]

Ryuu96 said:

Dulfite said:

As long as Russia keeps trying to absorb Ukraine, their people, their assets, and their economy, they will never have the advantage over Ukranian guerilla warfare. But if Putin just throws his hands up and wants the land, not caring about how many people and structures he destroys, then that advantage goes away and he just starts bombing cities like Hitler.

Genuinely wonder if they even have the artillery to do that, we've already had reports they're running low on certain missiles and their aiming has been pretty awful, it's awful what is happening in Mariupol but it is one of the smaller cities, Kyiv is huge as is others, Idk though. Another issue is that type of bombing kills civilians far more than soldiers so that doesn't really help Russia when the tanks and such have to roll in afterwards and Ukraine starts blasting them with rockets from the streets, from buildings, etc.

With the state of their equipment, I do wonder what the state of their bombs and missiles are in reserve too, seems Russia doesn't understand maintenance.

JRPGfan said:

Hasn't Nato said, they wouldn't accept him useing like vaccume bombs, or tactical nukes and such? Chemical weaponry?

With traditional bombs, missiles, what gains are there to just takeing down random buildings? like say a apartment building? If theres basically no combatants liveing there? is it just about causeing as much suffering as possible amoung the civilians?

Those big missles (ones that can take down a building) arn't cheap, and you dont typically just have near unlimited numbers of them.
I'd assume, you would rather make use of those for strategic senseable targets? like army bases, weapon chaches, fuel, stuff like that.

Nukes and chemical weapons, yeah, also China has a pact with Ukraine to come to their defence if they were nuclear struck so ain't no chance Russia does that type of attack.

It is exactly that, it's not about defeating the military, killing civilians which is what Russia purposely does is all about breaking spirit and morale, they purposely target the innocents, the women and children to crush the enemies spirit and make them surrender, it's sickening but it doesn't help Russia that much if the enemy doesn't surrender. Look at how after everything, Mariupol is still standing and fighting strong, despite the constant bombardment Russia is still struggling to take it and Mariupol is a smaller port city, the 11th largest city in Ukraine, completely cut off from any support and yet has tied Russia's southern forces down for weeks now.

You have to go all out if you go that route..... halfways attempts will just piss off the ukraines more than they already are.
If you want to crush spirit, and will, through acts of killing civilians...  They would have to be in the millions.

It gets to that point,... I really hope that isnt Putins goal.