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Putin was holding back the entire time
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the only rational explanation for his restraint was that he wanted to minimize civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure
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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
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at this point, if Western media are speaking, they’re lying
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everyone on this board who thought the Ukraine was winning this war, or that Russia was somehow outmatched, is a fucking retard
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Anybody who thought ukraine had a chance was retarded. However, assuming the russians held back for respect for the value of human lives is a joke.
They don't value that. Nihilism is baked into the slavic outlook on life. Holding back was better for Russian long term goals until now. It allowed for the blooding of a fresh generation of their conscripts and using up old materiel.
Conquering all of Ukraine and holding it is outside the scope of their goals, because it would be a shitshow like Afghanistan.