>Russia is not doing some ephemeral "inflict pain"

Oh but it is, there is no other explanation why civilian heating facilities are being targeted during winter otherwise, they don't cost much to fix, and actually cost a lot to target, but they do bring a lot of pain to the civilian population (winters in Ukraine are brutal).

And as if it wasn't obvious enough, the anti-ukrainian government bot campaigns that always coincide with the attacks make it obvious beyond belief.

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codedokode an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> they don't cost much to fix

I think power plants are expensive and not cheap to fix.

	▲	neoromantique 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Not compared to how much the rockets that are used to hit them cost.

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drysine 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>why civilian heating facilities are being targeted during winter

Because these are cogeneration[0] facilities - they generate both electricity and heat.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration

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neoromantique 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure, but they generate civilian electricity, military has generators, and had them for years, so it just doubles the war crime.

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drysine an hour ago | parent [-]

>civilian electricity

Luckily, NATO spokesman answered that question 27 years ago.

Press conference by Mr Jamie Shea, NATO Spokesman, 25 May 1999 [0]

Question (Norwegian News Agency): I am sorry Jamie but if you say that the Army has a lot of back-up generators, why are you depriving 70% of the country of not only electricity, but also water supply, if he has so much back-up electricity that he can use because you say you are only targeting military targets?

Jamie Shea : Yes, I'm afraid electricity also drives command and control systems. If President Milosevic really wants all of his population to have water and electricity all he has to do is accept NATO's five conditions and we will stop this campaign. But as long as he doesn't do so we will continue to attack those targets which provide the electricity for his armed forces.

[0] https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/transcripts/1...

	▲	neoromantique 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Checked out your other comments, wish I would've done so before engaging. Bye.