They are trying to engineer civilian deaths to entice the West into defending them.
That's not going to happen, and they know that's not going to happen. The West has used up all its leverage. If they actually cared about their people, they'd be looking for an armistice/peace like mad, instead of trying to fight to the last drop of their people's blood.
That's not going to happen, and they know that's not going to happen. The West has used up all its leverage. If they actually cared about their people, they'd be looking for an armistice/peace like mad, instead of trying to fight to the last drop of their people's blood.