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DistortoiseLP t1_ir7hwt1 wrote

Reply to comment by code_archeologist in US believes elements within Ukraine’s government authorized assassination near Moscow, sources say by Bluepill22

She was more of a less valuable target than the wrong one, because like the article says she was also a frequent and high-profile figure in Russia's disinformation engine like her father, and also one of their more prominent war hawks like him too. That's why they went after him in the first place.

I imagine they wanted to catch the bigger fish, but whoever blew that car up isn't crying over the death of a harmless bystander.

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p4r14h t1_ir877o6 wrote

Even in a defensive war, you cannot assassinate non-military or inactive military units. I’m all for Ukraine targeting Russian military targets, but a citizen propagandist is too blurry of a precedent.

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Squire_II t1_iraklqv wrote

The only rules that exist in war are those determined by the winner.

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