There was also nothing to "continue" after Russia "started" (resumed) the war. Just go back to Patrick Lancaster's channel and see all the parades in Donetsk after February, and the frontlines (just outside the city, including in the suburbs) practically didn't change and they're still in artillery range of every kind and caliber (plus missiles, and aircraft). They're being hit there by artillery and missiles alright (notably with HIMARS), but it's never on these crowded parades (crowds of soldiers, but also crowds of civilians) or anything remotely civilian, but just on purely military targets. The only mass casualty event was from fragments of a shot down missile.

If they only wanted, they could easily massacre hundreds or even thousands (including many soldiers, and even top commanders and other leaders) during any of these parades and other mass events (both nowadays and during all these years). Again, look at these parades. This is your "human shields" right there. And it works, makes these crowds of troops and leaders untouchable.

But you for some reason came to believe the silly lie according to which they target and "terrorize" the civilians in particular. Just because someone lied to you on the internet. Or was it also Russian mass media? Or was even Putin personally?

Just like he personally lied to Oliver Stone when he showed him the famous American footage from Afghanistan as a Russian footage from Syria. Makes just you as guilible this demented boomer. Sad. (But would be funny if you got your "info" from Stone, too. He's made a "documentary" about it, I heard.)

So, who was it who easily convinced you so about something that never happened? Please, tell me.