What strategic or even tactical value is gained by hitting civilian targets? It’s not just inhuman and a war crime. It’s also stupid.
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It's only a war crimes if the world gives a fuck
I think you are spot on.
S300 are anti-aircraft missiles. Converting them for surface-to-surface use is very inaccurate. So they are not targeting specific civilian objects, they just don't care. If they aim them roughly at civilian areas, it can still be a war crime, and it is tactically and strategically mostly useless.
Mirnograd : the Russians hit 2 missiles from the S-300 air defense system. The police department was destroyed.
Is this a translation error? Did the S300 really hit two Ukrainian S300 air defence missiles? That would be an unexpected operational success. I assume a "with" is missing: "the Russians hit with 2 missiles ..."
Yes, that was a translation error.