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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!"