# Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation

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**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2023-12-30T18:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349/13 "2023-12-31T03:51:03Z")

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I replied to @eschereal’s question in the other thread but it really belongs here. Oops on me; still learning.

> [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/6629):
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> Strictly she is. She’s certainly not a combatant. If the factory is operated by the military using military people and she was one of those military people then she would not be a civilian. This is all tied in with the very slippery slope about combatants, direct support, indirect support, and the “civilian economy” in the context of modern industrial warfare where the whole economy and whole populace is supporting to various degrees their nations’ war efforts. Once you’re shooting at somebod…

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