Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks that have brought the Ukraine war to Russia’s capital.
Russia says Ukraine targeted Moscow with drones on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks that have brought the Ukraine war to Russia’s capital.
Or they can become more in favor of it.
Yeah suddenly the “nazi” regime is “attacking”. When you see yourselves as the heroic liberators, being attacked on your home turf comes across as evil aggression, instead of what it really is. 0.0001% of the pain you’ve inflicted being returned to you.
If there hadn’t been a year of sons and husbands and fathers and grandfathers being more or less abducted by press gangs to become conscripts: Definitely.
But they know there is a war of aggression going on. And regardless of whether they support the war, they know this is retaliatory.
So the die hard supporters will likely support the war even more. But the vast majority of people will lose the ability to ignore it as “Just more Putin stuff. Praise great leader” and force people to pick a side. And the Russian people know they aren’t going to benefit from the newly captured land and resources. The oligarchs will.
I know a decent number of mainland Chinese folk between grad school and extended family. They are in the same boat. Some support Winnie and others are just keeping their heads down. But they know they live in a batshit insane world of censorship and tend to not be too surprised on the rare occasions the outside world reaches in.
That was my take, given Putin history of the checyen false flag I was almost thinking false flag to get home support, it is only the fact Kyiv, while not actively admitting, still hint at responsible that changed mind. It does seem a odd tactic going for such a dense civilian heavily defended area for little advantage in stopping war machine.