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Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres

102 points · 147 comments · dabinat

  1. running101 · · focus · HN ↗
    Z should hit Russian data centers.
    1. stickfigure · · focus · HN ↗
      It's a mistake to blindly adopt tit-for-tat. Presumably Z has a list of important targets and is working his way down. Maybe data centers rank, maybe they don't.

      During the Battle of Britain, Churchill ordered a bombing attack on Berlin. Consequently, Hitler ordered Göring to switch from attacking military infrastructure to attacking London. This is widely considered to have been a significant strategic mistake that helped the British win the Battle of Britain.

      1. verdverm · · focus · HN ↗
        I would imagine data centers would have more military value for Ruzzia than Wildberry, but also a significant escalation (which Ruzzia has now seemingly done)

        Data centers are now dual use infrastructure and valid war targets

        1. nradov · · focus · HN ↗
          Discussion of certain tactics as "escalation" is a bit silly. Both sides have already escalated about as far as they're able — short of using WMDs.
          1. subscribed · · focus · HN ↗
            "both sides" - is Ruzzia primarily attacking military targets or civilians, cam you recall?

            We could also check how many children have been kidnapped by the both sides.

            1. nradov · · focus · HN ↗
              Yes, Russia is bad. The point is that they don't have much capability remaining to escalate beyond what they're already doing. So the war will grind on indefinitely.
              1. verdverm · · focus · HN ↗
                Russian certainly seems to be escalating by way of presumed attacks against NATO states to test the alliances resolve in attempting to show the response is weak, goal is to undermine NATO's own trust in itself (each other)

                Depending on how you consider escalation, their preference pivot from one-way drones to ballistic missiles can be considered one

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