i almost never see pro-Russian comments on reddit. it's literally all CIA bots. i got banned from tankiedeprogram for asking for clarification about what Russia did that was so bad. From what I've seen they don't target civilians and Ukraine uses civilian infrastructure to hide troops and military equipment.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

From what I've seen they don't target civilians and Ukraine uses civilian infrastructure to hide troops and military equipment.

A simple psychological profile of the belligerents makes it clear which side would be likely or motivated to kill civilians.

Russia's POV: "The Donbas is only legally part of Ukraine by an accident of history. Its people are our brethren. They've suffered long enough under the Kiev regime."

Ukraine's^[Specifically, the ardent nationalists who run the AFU] POV: "Greater Ukraine must be cleansed of the Orcs^["Orcs" includes Russian Ukrainians, the natives of the Donbas]! Slava Ukraini!"