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posted ago by current_horror ago by current_horror +83 / -13
  1. Putin was holding back the entire time

  2. the only rational explanation for his restraint was that he wanted to minimize civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure

  3. this desire to minimize collateral damage makes Putin a better man than all of the Western commanders who indiscriminately carpet bombed their enemies in virtually every major conflict since WW2

  4. at this point, if Western media are speaking, they’re lying

  5. everyone on this board who thought the Ukraine was winning this war, or that Russia was somehow outmatched, is a fucking retard