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>When 2 countries are at war, with active combat going on, is an act of terrorism possible?

"3 civilians killed by bomb in terrorist attack on bridge" is how we used to report ISIS doing the exact same thing.

Im not sure if a seat at the UN is the difference between this being a terrorist attack and a glorious act of bravery.

If their aim was killing civilians, they would have chosen a busy time. They chose the least busiest time. Also, to clear the bridge of all traffic to then attack, would reveal your intentions to the enemy. There was no way the bridge was being destroyed without casualties. Civilian deaths are always bad, however if this act shortens the length of the war, that will save countless more lives than the ones lost on that bridge.

Meanwhile, Russia retaliates by hitting residential buildings with rockets. I am eager to hear what you think of that.

>Meanwhile, Russia retaliates by hitting residential buildings with rockets. I am eager to hear what you think of that.

I think they share your willingness to enthusiastically excuse collateral murder in pursuit of military advantage.

Enthusiastic supporters on both sides of this war are strikingly similar.

Attack on one of the largest supply routes during the least crowded time to minimize potential victims vs shelling an apartment building far away from the front lines in the middle of night.

One is just not like the other, no matter how you spin it.

Apartments, schools and hospitals are all being used as military bases:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/08/ukraine-ukrai...

They are more alike than not, no matter how you try to spin it.

This amnesty report is very biased and undermines whole organisations credibility. And no, Russia is currently bombing apartment buildings with no military targets in sight, with the sole goal of terrorising the population, just an hour ago they did it again.

Ukraine has not taken credit for the bridge attack. We still don’t fully know who did it. It could have been Russia for all we know. They have shown a much greater willingness to indiscriminately kill civilians throughout this conflict, which they started .

Tell me of a single major conflict that didn’t involve civilian casualties. I will wait. It is terrible, but unavoidable, especially given the circumstances that Russia has created in Ukraine, unprovoked.

There are major differences between the participants with regards to intent. Intent of their actions. Russian soldiers have raped, tortured and executed civilians. There have been mass graves found in the liberated territories.

I don’t see how you can equate these with the destruction of a bridge that is vitally important to Russia’s control and supply of Crimea and southern Ukraine. The intent would be to deprive Russia of re-supply and access. The intention of mass killings, torture and rape, is to kill and torture people. There is no legitimate strategic objective for these actions.

ISIS isn't a country.

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