How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine

Re:How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern U... by jmyeet on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:48AM (#30477959)

All of those things have happened. Straight up. And again there's no excuse for it. But it could also be much, much worse, particularly if the Russians decided to actually bomb civilians and target things like water treatment plants, utilities and so forth.

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Re:How Russia Took over the Internet in Crimea and Eastern U... by BiosElement on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:05AM (#30478087)

I concur, and to be clear I'm only noting that to counter disinformation that only military targets were hit, not as a criticism of your post.

It seems reasonable Russia wants to keep infrastructure intact, not just for minimizing outrage, but also a county reduced to rubble isn't very useful. Not to mention I doubt the average Russian soldier is terribly keen on doing more than necessary damage as well.

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