“This time they were empty.” This is the first I’ve heard that.
Think of them as huge bullets coming in at 11,000 fps.
They did lots of damage empty, but not enough that some people didn’t take it as a sign of weakness by Russia rather than restraint.
Unlike our leadership, Russia knows nobody wins a nuclear war.
All the war games predict that once a single nuke is deployed, the whole world will be engulfed in nuclear war in a matter of minutes.
Russia gave us fair warning.
They were cement heads like we’d use in the army. Dummies if you will. Big shot over the bow. We need to stop the pushing for war and push Ukraine to negotiate the peace. First step is cutting off any and all aid. Bring them to the table, or the grift will continue.