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Putin's escalating bombing campaign won't break Ukrainians' resolve. History shows that it's doomed to fail | Rajan Menon

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Russia launched 3,177 jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities in September, a nearly 12% increase from August, targeting civilian infrastructure to sap Ukrainian resolve. Despite these escalating attacks and Ukraine's shortage of missile interceptors, historical precedent and recent polling indicate that such bombardment strengthens, rather than breaks, civilian morale and resistance to territorial concessions.
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As winter approaches and the fifth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion looms, it’s worth remembering that this mode of warfare rarely crushes moraleVladimir Putin’s army hasn’t made much headway in Ukraine this year, and his territorial goals – annexing four Ukrainian provinces – remain elusive, despite more than four and a half years of war. That explains his recent efforts to sap Ukrainians’ will to resist by launching relentless drone and missile strikes against their cities – targeti

Putin's escalating bombing campaign won't break Ukrainians' resolve. History shows that it's doomed to fail | Rajan Menon
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