Comments by "Nikola" (@NiMi93) on "Video shows Russian armored column destroyed near Kyiv" video.

  1. An awful lot of cell phone/media footage rolling out of Ukraine this past week with claims by the west that Russian forces are struggling. I'd argue the Russians have given serious thought to what they're doing. Let's unpack this: 1) Ukrainian water supply, electrical power, and cell phone towers are still operational. The humanitarian crisis that would arise if Russia chose to take them out would incite an eventual overthrowing of the replacement-puppet leader in Ukraine. Russia does not want this, and higher-than-expected casualties is the price they'll pay. 2) When Russian forces encounter serious resistance, they pull back and allow their units to surround the Ukrainian military (see the land bridge forming along the south and east, all that's left afterward is for these units to sit and wait). If Russia decided last week to go in heavy-handed, as they're capable of doing, it would destroy the very military that needs to protect Ukrainian citizens after the replacement-puppet leader is in power. Again, Russia does not want this.
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