‘Morale bombing’ Moscow is not justified | Letter
Prof Christian Enemark reacts to Ukraine’s largest drone raid on Russia, calling on it to respect the innocence of all civiliansThe main target of Ukraine’s largest-ever drone attack on Moscow...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Prof Christian Enemark reacts to Ukraine’s largest drone raid on Russia, calling on it to respect the innocence of all civilians The main target of Ukraine’s largest-ever drone attack on Moscow was apparently an oil refinery on the city’s edge ( Moscow oil refinery struck in Ukraine’s biggest air raid on city since start of war, 18 June ). However, it also caused some civilian injuries and damage to private property. It is possible that this other damage was entirely unintended, but it is reasonable to suspect otherwise when the Ukrainian president speaks of bringing the war closer to ordinary Russians . The desired effect of such action is to increase those civilians’ sense of insecurity and force the Russian president to quell popular discontent by ending the war he started. Unfortunately, though, a strategy of “morale bombing” a city’s residents is one that suffers from being inherently unjust. Thus, it has the potential to undermine the legitimacy of Ukraine’s self-defensive war effort. Continue reading...