I think it’s a bit counterproductive when you can probably safely assume that most of the people affected by this were probably already on your side.

But putting pressure on people to make them do what you want is a fairly accepted strategy. Hell, Russia is following the same strategy, except they’re dropping bombs and missiles on cities, which also (even mostly) impacts civilians that have nothing to do with the war.

As much as it sucks, it’s the only way to retaliate.

it is possible to put pressure on the russian government to stop the aggression while still discouraging xenophobic lunacy.