Scorched earth

A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy while it is advancing through or withdrawing from a location. Any assets that could be used by the enemy may be targeted, for example food sources, water supplies, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the locale’s people themselves.

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Replace “Military” with “Russians Or People Operating for the Benefit of the Russian Government and Detriment of the United States of America”…

Replace “Enemy” with (From “Putin’s Perspective”, that would be the “USA”)…

Replace “Location” with “Dire Situation”…

Replace “Assets” with “Our Economy, Our Population (Through Divisive Rhetoric), Our Allies and Our Governmental Institutions”….