Some people might say "The ends justify the means" to defend Ukraine's use of civilian areas for defense, but Russia isn't exactly 100% at fault for war crimes when they have legitimate intel that Ukraine is launching missiles from school yards.

It reminds me of a video I saw from early in the war where a Ukrainian civilian van was throwing molotov cocktails as it passed by a Russian tank. Like.. I empathize with the situation, but you're 100% giving Russians a reason to fear for their lives against plain clothed civilians.