They may want to keep that infrastructure for quick post-war activation and use for their own purposes. That should be cheaper and faster than having to rebuild a whole thing.
Reversibility is nice, but the more immediate need is to fuck over Russia’s ability to bring in money from foreign trade. If that doesn’t happen, the ability to get the infrastructure back online will only benefit Russia after it overruns Ukraine.
I mean I’m no saboteur, I just imagine that it’s possible disable a pipeline running through your territory in such a way that it’s possible to re-activate it…
Does anyone understand why Ukraine hit the pipeline when it runs through their own territory? Why not just shut it off?
They may want to keep that infrastructure for quick post-war activation and use for their own purposes. That should be cheaper and faster than having to rebuild a whole thing.
Reversibility is nice, but the more immediate need is to fuck over Russia’s ability to bring in money from foreign trade. If that doesn’t happen, the ability to get the infrastructure back online will only benefit Russia after it overruns Ukraine.
I mean I’m no saboteur, I just imagine that it’s possible disable a pipeline running through your territory in such a way that it’s possible to re-activate it…
it’s a bit harder to have someone sneak in and just turn it back on if its in pieces.