The evacuation of Kherson is an evacuation of the civilians. Rumor has it that Russia is intending to locate 160K troops in Kherson and creating a fortified base from which they can push toward Odessa. Now, Ukraine can try to take Kherson (and maybe succeed), but it is a misreading to interpret a civilian evacuation (the better to use civilian infrastructure to house masses of troops) as an intention to abandon Kherson. It is likely an intention to turn it into a fortified bastion for hordes of troops and a giant killing box.
In follow up, you are not supposed to use civilians as human shields so if you are going to build up a military presence in an area, you evacuate the civilians. It is interesting that this is the first time there has been much coverage of this issue. For some reason in this war, despite all the accusations of war crimes, there has been little discussion in the journalist class about how these war crimes are defined and what conduct actually constitutes a war crime.
Weird conversation. Sort a interesting, but both sides made several dubious claims, not to mention lack of knowledge.
In Vietnam there was a massive bombing campaign called Rolling Thunder between 1965-1968. At the end, the US lost close to 1000 planes. It was stopped mostly because the US realized you cannot bomb a nation to submission.
The evacuation of Kherson is an evacuation of the civilians. Rumor has it that Russia is intending to locate 160K troops in Kherson and creating a fortified base from which they can push toward Odessa. Now, Ukraine can try to take Kherson (and maybe succeed), but it is a misreading to interpret a civilian evacuation (the better to use civilian infrastructure to house masses of troops) as an intention to abandon Kherson. It is likely an intention to turn it into a fortified bastion for hordes of troops and a giant killing box.
In follow up, you are not supposed to use civilians as human shields so if you are going to build up a military presence in an area, you evacuate the civilians. It is interesting that this is the first time there has been much coverage of this issue. For some reason in this war, despite all the accusations of war crimes, there has been little discussion in the journalist class about how these war crimes are defined and what conduct actually constitutes a war crime.
Weird conversation. Sort a interesting, but both sides made several dubious claims, not to mention lack of knowledge.
In Vietnam there was a massive bombing campaign called Rolling Thunder between 1965-1968. At the end, the US lost close to 1000 planes. It was stopped mostly because the US realized you cannot bomb a nation to submission.