Sure, they always have that option, but they don’t have the missile manufacturing to waste ammunition like that whereas Russia does. If Russia wants to, they can eliminate most civilian centers in Ukraine without any resistance, the same cannot be said for Ukraine, as Russia still puts out more 40N6 missiles per month than Ukraine is able to obtain missiles so most of Ukraine’s strikes would be intercepted.
It’s not a MAD situation anymore now that Ukraine has lost its main shield. Plus, you know, Russia will nuke Ukraine if they manage to do any real damage.
It’s Moscow and St. Petersburg that Ukrane can hit that would possibly wake the Russian civilians up. Gently slide from military targets to dual civilian/ military, like airports, ports, bridges. Then onto any government buildings. Then power substations, etc. Not that they should do this as it has more of a chance of building nationalism in Russia. Ukraine’s current strategy of hitting oil refineries and military manufacturing is clearly the right call, even in the face of Russia’s war crimes.
I think that if russia would go to far even China will not back them anymore. Russia needs china for almost everything, so Putin won’t cross that line.
Maybe, but if Ukraine struck Moscow and actually killed non-military targets, no one in the world be able to reasonably blame them a retaliatory strike. Every single nuclear power has some variant of a first use doctrine where if they feel like their people are in danger serious danger or their state is under threat they’ll use nukes even in a non-nuclear conflict.
Sure, they always have that option, but they don’t have the missile manufacturing to waste ammunition like that whereas Russia does. If Russia wants to, they can eliminate most civilian centers in Ukraine without any resistance, the same cannot be said for Ukraine, as Russia still puts out more 40N6 missiles per month than Ukraine is able to obtain missiles so most of Ukraine’s strikes would be intercepted.
It’s not a MAD situation anymore now that Ukraine has lost its main shield. Plus, you know, Russia will nuke Ukraine if they manage to do any real damage.
It’s Moscow and St. Petersburg that Ukrane can hit that would possibly wake the Russian civilians up. Gently slide from military targets to dual civilian/ military, like airports, ports, bridges. Then onto any government buildings. Then power substations, etc. Not that they should do this as it has more of a chance of building nationalism in Russia. Ukraine’s current strategy of hitting oil refineries and military manufacturing is clearly the right call, even in the face of Russia’s war crimes.
I think that if russia would go to far even China will not back them anymore. Russia needs china for almost everything, so Putin won’t cross that line.
Maybe, but if Ukraine struck Moscow and actually killed non-military targets, no one in the world be able to reasonably blame them a retaliatory strike. Every single nuclear power has some variant of a first use doctrine where if they feel like their people are in danger serious danger or their state is under threat they’ll use nukes even in a non-nuclear conflict.