Re: History tells us yes, those are legitimate targets.
No idea if the Ukrainians are, but then the war's being waged in their yard right now. If the Ukrainians do run the Russians back to Russia, it's very possible that they'll invade Russia for revenge attacks.
This is a problem with lawfare and propaganda. You say you have no idea, but you could easily find an idea. The 'war' has been waged in Ukraine's back yard since 2014. So civil unrest and insurrection that resulted in Ukraine's government being replaced by force. Then the consequences of that, with rioting and civil disobedience spiralling into outright armed conflict.
There were some fascinating videos from early on when chanting crowds outside police stations got triggered and went from chanting to forcing their way into those buildings and looting their armories. Law enforcement knows these dangers with crowd psychology. Protests escalated to incidents like protesters being herded into a building in Odessa, then the building eventually being set on fire. And then thiings escalated again, with the DPR/LPR's declaration of autonomy/independence. That resulted in the remodelling of Donetsk Airport, and other large parts of Donestk city after it's been shelled off and on for 8 years.
Sadly, 'war crimes' have been happening in Ukraine for years, just as they have been in other parts of the world.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
