no one here is cheering for people getting killed
no one, in this thread at least, is cheering, it's indifference. Russia can stop this anytime they want.
Why is anyone in Russia bemused that Russian civilians get killed while conducting war against their neighbour, that's an unserious position to take, they are at least partially responsible for this, as this Russian points out. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/i-had-poked-the-bear-right-in-the-eye-my-fight-to-renounce-my-russian-citizenship