[Timber Rattler]

It's exactly the same kind of temper tantrum Hitler threw in 1944 with his indiscriminate V-1 and V-2 terror strikes against Britain and Holland. They accomplish nothing except to reinforce the determination to beat his battered and crumbling army back into Russia.

[mondonico]

It seems to me that the Russian attack was more effective than the V1/V2 attacks, in that they managed to take out utilities and communications infrastructure.

Describing Russia’s response as Putin’s “temper tantrum” suggests that he is acting in a childish way and should be treated as if he is a child. That seems unwise because it might lead one to underestimate him. Putin may be many things, but he’s not a child.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

― Sun Tzu