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

102 points · 147 comments · dabinat

running101 · 1790363869 · focus · HN ↗
Z should hit Russian data centers.
1. stickfigure · 1790365761 · 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 · 1790371004 · 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
    nradov · 1790371449 · 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.
    subscribed · 1790376293 · 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.
    drysine · 1790576109 · focus · HN ↗
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    subscribed · 1790580583 · focus · HN ↗
    "Moscov said", oh yeah, so now a statement from the centre of the campaign of lies is treated as an evidence.
    "Orphans evacuated from the war zone", OMG, Goebbels would be proud.
    I'd need to see an actual evidence there were zero children kidnapped. A clear statement from the Ukrainian side (the one acting with integrity when the aggressor was bombing hospitals or hunting civilians with drones) will be sufficient.
    drysine · 1790605018 · focus · HN ↗
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    drysine · 1790605324 · focus · HN ↗
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    subscribed · 1790607009 · focus · HN ↗
    Oh yes, "Russian claims", Kremlin propaganda tube (TASS) or a Belarusian "source" as the evidence.
    Talk about hilarious.
    Get something of this calibre:
    - <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/09/un-commission-concerned-about-human-impact-russias-systematic-targeting" rel="nofollow">https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/09/un-commissio...
    - <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/russian-authorities-committed-crimes-against-humanity-targeting-civilian" rel="nofollow">https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/russian-auth...
    - <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/22/ukraine-escalating-russian-attacks-civilians" rel="nofollow">https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/22/ukraine-escalating-russi...
    These are based on the extensive evidence, not propaganda.
    Russian genocidal army is extensively targeting civilians and at this point it's not up to the "debate", especially not with the messaging originating at the head of the Ruzzian aggression.
    Look, you're going to be paid for your posts no matter why, don't need to make it look silly, kacáp :)))
    drysine · 1790607784 · focus · HN ↗
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