If Russia wanted to destroy Ukraine, they would have carpet bombed the whole thing and never blinked.
A ground invasion that doesn't even roll over people who get in the way of tanks doesn't scream "Destruction!".
Obviously people saying Russia's goal is destruction are not being honest or aren't really well informed.
The thing to ask yourself is who are these convicts even going to fight ? Imagine you've been held prisoner by an entity for a while, and they suddenly ask you to fight for them, would you ? This screams desperation.
If Russia wanted to destroy Ukraine, they would have carpet bombed the whole thing and never blinked.
A ground invasion that doesn't even roll over people who get in the way of tanks doesn't scream "Destruction!".
Obviously people saying Russia's goal is destruction are not being honest or aren't really well informed.
The thing to ask yourself is who are these convicts even going to fight ? Imagine you've been held prisoner by an entity for a while, and they suddenly ask you to fight for them, would you ? This screams desperation.
They're either retarded reddit tier faggots, or outright liars trying to force a narrative.
Putin is no fool.
He wants to take and hold Ukraine. That's why his troop movement is slow and methodical.
Create forward base, clear area, move up, take area, create forward base, old base becomes supply area, repeat.
Putin is intentionally avoiding civilian infrastructure, roads, and bridges.
Anyway with half a brain can put two and two together to get what's going on.