Thank you for your article! There is also another aspect of this war - assimilation. Russia is trying to erase Ukrainian language and culture in occupied regions and brainwashing children. It continues the old Soviet (and Tsarist) policy. I've recently written about Russification in the past. https://medium.com/@roman-klochko/3-reasons-why-many-ukrainian-citizens-speak-russian-d502beec3dbd