monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Five years in, that's not opinion, it's a track record: Russia had the strike advantage the whole time and never turned it into anything decisive. No single target ends this war. 1263
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Which raises the old question: how much resistance is a victim allowed before people get blamed for provoking the aggressor? I used to weigh Ukrainian strikes partly by how they'd look abroad — don't hit this, don't strike too deep. 1192
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Time proved that pointless: Ukrainian restraint never bought Ukraine any meaningful restraint in return. Russia was already hitting Ukrainian infrastructure when Ukraine barely had a way to answer — it never needed an excuse. 1243
