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Relatively speaking, 330000 civilian deaths is surprisingly low in comparison to the war in Europe.
USSR lost few percents of the population immediately after the war due to starvation.
Civilian losses to enemy troops were horrific enough without any airforce involved.
Count went into millions in first years of the war, and the German civilian losses during communist counterattack got as sizeable within months.
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Relatively speaking, 330000 civilian deaths is surprisingly low in comparison to the war in Europe.
USSR lost few percents of the population immediately after the war due to starvation.
Civilian losses to enemy troops were horrific enough without any airforce involved.
Count went into millions in first years of the war, and the German civilian losses during communist counterattack got as sizeable within months.