Slow grind tactics to avoid civilian casualties? Like flattening entire cities using tens of thousend artillery rounds per day, phosphorus and thermite in civilian areas, missile strikes in civilian areas all over Ukraine, recruiting prisoners with zero knowlegde of the rules of war as assault units ect.Because the purpose of the SMO was to take the DOnbass in its entirety and overthrow the Clown of Kiev. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sure, Russia though it would be a roll-over and certainly didn't expect the response it got....especially from NATO.
It is evident that one of the aims of the SMO was to minimise civilian casualties, thus why we have the slow grind tactics and that is the reason Russia is holding back.
The kremlin wants this war to end once the Donbass is liberated. Problem is NATO want Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian, so after the Donbass is taken, peace terms will be offered to the Clown of Kiev. If he rejects, we'll all see the true potential of Russian firepower. And that is something Russia really doesn't want, but is being forced to do as we all know that that will lead to quite possibly a WW3.
Its the only way Russia is able to make any advance, and it sure isnt meant to avoid civilian casualties.
You still insisting using the term SMO is actually ridiculous.
Btw, russian units were acting like petty thieves everywhere this so called SMO showed up. They had no respect for civilians at all. I guess they didnt get the memo.
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