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Explainer 308: Russia’s terrible wartime tradition

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23 March 2022

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Global outrage over Russian attacks on schools and healthcare facilities in Ukraine has mounted as residents of Mariupol remain trapped in the besieged city. But these strikes are nothing new for Moscow’s military. Andrew Mueller looks back at this terrible wartime tradition.

23 March 2022

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