So what happened in the last 2 days that turned attacks on vital infrastructure with civilian casualties as a byproduct from based and redpilled, to war crimes? Does the definition change based on who is the one getting hit?
Anyway, these attacks are good, from a military point of view. They serve many purposes.
1) They remind a high-on-morale Ukraine that they aren't safe anywhere in the country, something that had been forgotten as Russia refused to strike at important, and well known, railway hubs, repair depots, fuel depots and other points of accumulation of military equipment and personnel.
2) They naturally serve to disrupt logistics in the case of infrastructure like bridges & fuel depots.
3) Further diminish the UAF's stock of armored vehicles and troop transports - not a good thing for a country that is increasingly living off NATO weapons and old Soviet stock from European countries and
is now having to turn to countries like Uganda for their stocks of Soviet ammunition and perhaps, parts (eventually tanks...? doubtful since these countries would have to openly show support for Ukraine and wouldn't be able to buy from Russia anymore).
4) Satisfy everyone who has been baying for Ukrainian blood since the Kerch sabotage incident.
5) Put massive pressure on Ukraine's infrastructure and further make them dependent on the West for even basic electricity and water supply, which will complicate, well, literally everything.
These strikes & the mobilization mean Russia is finally wising up to the fact that this war will be long & will be fought as hard as any other: if they want to win they have to stop sparing infrastructure. Causing chaos for the enemy is basic warfare for a reason.
On the topic of jackets: no, they aren't some arcane technology and it's unlikely that there will be any major shortages. Worst case scenario, the mobilized will bring their own dark-colored clothing (it's Russia, no, winter clothing isn't rare for fuck's sake, everyone has it) until production is increased to the point where everyone is well supplied. More likely, they'll turn to the countries playing both sides like China & India and place orders or buy their stock.
Russia was making around 3.3 million jackets & 1.3 million coats & half coats per year in 2021. Due to sanctions, a lot of these factories are probably desperate for these juicy military contracts, if anything.
Source on Russia's clothing production:
More than five million dresses for women and girls were produced in Russia in 2021.
www.statista.com
The far more likely issue is that these things fail to reach some of the men due to corruption and incompetence, as with any military (especially an Eastern Euro one). In the worst, most desperate of scenarios, you could easily hold drives for dark or camo-patterned civilian-owned winter jackets to combat shortages.
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