Breaking the civilian population with brute force is rarely working. See the battle of Britain, the bombs in London or the carpet bombing over Germany. It only leads to people digging in and becoming determined. Yet, little assaults like the drone one to keep the war uncomfortably close and spread a lingering feeling of insecurity might work.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Actually it did effect the German population and they learned the war was lost and over. Also the Dutch gave up after some carpet bombing during wwii. I'd also present Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Breaking the civilian population is a goal and is often attained in total war imho...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a response to an invasion, sure.

As a result of doing dumb shit your country started? Not so much.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This! Britain, Germany etc. didn't have a reasonable exit strategy for avoiding the bombing. There is a potential exit for russia.

Russian population has to understand at some level, that these events are a result of actions russia has taken in a foreign country. They didn't happen before russian leadership dragged the country into this mess. The west has also given clear signals that the sanctions and military support are a direct result of russian actions. Their magnitude is driven by russian actions and escalation.

This is a form of backlash instead of oppression. Backlash is for signaling that what you're doing is a bad idea. The other is completely different.