Traffic on the single bridge that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and serves as a key supply route for the Kremlin’s forces in the war with Ukraine came to a standstill on Monday after one of its sections was blown up, killing a couple and wounding their daughter.
The RBC Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were heard on the bridge, with Russian military bloggers reporting two strikes.
RBC Ukraine and another Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda said the attack was planned jointly by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Ukrainian navy, and involved sea drones.
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death of civilians is never good news, but if russia doesn’t want its citizens to be at risk then they shouldnt invade other countries
This is why war is horrible. Ukraine made a brilliant tactical move here in terms of strategy, but civilians still died. Whatever you think of the adults, a child was injured and is now orphaned because of this attack. But it was still necessary, and there will be more situations like this as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive and hopefully fully recaptures their stolen land. Crimea belongs to Ukraine.
Lemmy is way more intelligent, both cognitively and emotionally, than Reddit was. We can recognize the necessity of this attack and cheer Ukraine for making such a huge tactical move, but we can also be remorseful for the civilians who have had their lives changed because of the attack.
This is why war fucking sucks. There are no gentleman or ladies in wars. There is nothing honorable about it. There’s just cold logic for killing your enemy and how you can more easily do that. If you can avoid civilian casualties you will, but if it can’t be avoided, then it is what it is.
Lest someone mistake this as a pro Russian “stop the war!” comment – Putin can stop all of this anytime he wants. He withdraws all forces, the war ends. He fights for conquest, Ukraine fights for survival. As long as Ukrainians want to fight for their country and Putin doesn’t end the war, the war continues. Make no mistake, all of this carnage is his fault.
Any Russian citizen moving into Crimea negates the privilege of being labeled a civilian at this point.
I have to wonder how many are told it is safe or that they aren’t stealing a living family’s stuff
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That’s literally the reasoning putin used to take it…
There are records. Russia and Ukraine are modern-ish states Russian backwardness aside.
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Death of civilians in Crimea wouldn’t happen if Russia didn’t invade.
They’d have still gotten their shit blown up by Kyiv, who has been blowing up everyone who voted in a referendum to become Russian. Fucking christ am I the only one capable of remembering anything more than two fucking years old? Or is this another one of those “conveniently ignored” bits for y’all NAFO rimjobbers?
Don’t worry, I remember what happened before 2014. I didn’t have any sympathy for separatists then and I don’t have now either.
…So for the crime of wanting to separate from an increasingly-fascist government, you want their bridges blown up and their civilians turned into chunky salsa. You’re a fucking ghoul; and part of me wonders how you’d feel about American separatists when that day eventually comes.
If they want to join Canada or Mexico then the same. Independence =/= stealing for another country.
Nobody is forcing Russians to visit Ukrainian territory.
You’re a fucking ghoul, and I pray you wind up having to live through the monstrosity you’d subject others to.
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That’s a bad faith argument if ever there was one. At that point Russia could walk into any country behind human shields and nobody would be allowed to do anything.
There is a giant difference between targeting civilians and a couple civilians getting killed while targeting strategic infrastructure.
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The roadway is used by both. Don’t be more ignorant that you must.
The nation these civilians were attacked in is at war so it is not by any definition a terrorist attack.
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No because unlike your examples, which are false equivalences, the bridge is in a nation actively at war. Those civilians died occupying land.
If I die due to visiting an active war zone is it my fault?
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