@Render @EileenKCarpenter
Maybe they don't want a repeat of mass slaughter of civilians hiding in cellars like in other towns. They can't control their alcohol-damaged soldiers.
@jurban While this is true, I'm pretty sure that Russian high command doesn't give a shit about serfs and peons.
@Render @EileenKCarpenter
Yes, as a default.
But, to proactively remove them removes the potential distraction. It makes it easier to systematically carpet bomb any area they choose without consequences.
@jurban @Render @EileenKCarpenter you assume that command lost control rather than encourages it. Based on the testimonies I have read, I am going with Render on this one. The scale of rape, torture and pillages was not an outlier, it is a feature of the Russian genocide.
@_Ms_J @jurban @EileenKCarpenter
Yes. Ever thus.
@EileenKCarpenter Kinda, sorta.
They don't want Ukrainian civilians reporting on their movements.