jhungary
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Also, levelling Kyiv or Kharkiv does not work for Russia, people will simply fight under the rubble, Ukraine is not a mechanized force that depend on open ground to operate., which make Russian advance even worse, remember what the Soviet did to the Germany in Stalingrad? But this time the Ukrainian have the home advantage.They didn't underestimate them, they are trying to minimize harm to civilians. In Kiev the people still have power, telephone, etc. because Russia is targeting only military targets instead of infrastructure. If they wanted to minimize their own casualties they could simply fight US style and level Kiev and Kharkov.
Also, this will go against the Russian narrative of "they are there to help the people"