>>it seems like Russia has tried not to destroy infrastructure so far.
I can’t understand why there is a single bridge, transmission line, pipeline, or dam across the Dnieper south of Kyiv.
If this were a serious war, they would all be gone by now.
“I can’t understand why there is a single bridge, transmission line, pipeline, or dam across the Dnieper south of Kyiv.”
They can’t hit them with the weapons they have, or these weapons arent good tools for the job. Bridges are tough targets. Most Russian cruise missiles dont seem to have the precision. Dams also. Even the 1-ton warheads on cruise missiles aren’t going to hurt a dam very much, hitting from above. Go read (or watch) “The Dam Busters”. Transmission lines are even worse targets and easy to repair.
I recall one dam was hit, the Inhulets, on its gates, causing sone flooding last year. But that was repaired.
Since the Russian Air Force has been unable to overfly Ukrainian airspace Russia has limited options.