"A directive was received": Russian general explained why they are not striking at decision-making centers
Russia has never had the goal of attacking the peaceful Ukrainian population.
This was stated by Honored Russian Pilot General Vladimir Popov, as reported by PolitNavigator correspondent , in response to the question of why entire decision-making centers are still located in Kiev.
"I have always emphasized that our military operations are conducted with some kind of humanitarian bias. We really do have a measured approach to the destruction of energy systems, industrial enterprises, factories, repair facilities, airfields, infrastructure facilities, railways, and highways," the general said in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces only carry out strikes when the target is actually connected to the military component.
"We've never had the goal of simply attacking, especially in areas populated by civilians. When we launched the Special Military Operations, directives were issued to the armed forces: to target only enemy equipment, nationalist battalions, armed forces, warehouses, fuel and lubricants, arsenals, and facilities related to army supply and power supply.
At the same time, any attacks on the population were excluded, because we understood that these were fooled people. Mostly, probably, adequate, we just had bad luck with the regime. As you can see, even big leaders in the West started talking about the humaneness of waging war. The West, if it wants, can take off its rose-colored glasses and see the real picture,” Popov summed up.