The Russian objectives are demilitarization & denazification, not de-civilization…
Because the Russians are waging a Special Military Operation rather than a war, the Ukrainian people are not rising up in large numbers against Kiev. They don’t actually experience any disruptions in their regular lives in Kiev, Ukraine and other major cities that matter to the people. There are occasionally surgical strikes on military installations in the rear. Yet, because Zelensky controls the mainstream media in Ukraine, the narrative is “We are Winning!” Although not currently deadly serious, power disruptions could be next winter. Food is available in the marketplaces, cellphones are functional, and salaries are basically through western money paid on schedule. The Russians are not randomly bombing cities, destroying all government buildings, electricity grids, water facilities, and communication nodes while killing hundreds of thousands of civilians in the process, unlike the USA-NATO-STAN soldiers in Yugoslavia, Libya, or Iraq. The majority of Ukrainian (Kivian) citizens just do not feel the pain yet. For it is not de-civilization, but demilitarization and denazification are the goals. That’s why I’m always saying that if the West continues to spout lies & fabricate about what they haven’t seen yet, they will eventually see something that they can never unsee. – kKEETON…
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