Why did Russia not use large-scale air strikes in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but mainly attacked by ground forces?

The Russian-Ukrainian war is going on, and some netizens question that Russia's air power is obviously superior to Ukraine. Why not take advantage of its own advantages? There are three reasons: a tactical goal of the Russian army; First, it is necessary to guard against NATO; There is also a strategic purpose.

First of all, the purpose of the Russian army is not to harm civilians.

The Russian army used more ground forces when attacking the targets of the Ukrainian army. In terms of fighting against the Ukrainian army, they are mainly tank troops, while the air force only serves as a support force. This may be the strategy and tactics of the Russian army! If the air force is used to drop bombs, people's houses may be injured by accidents.

If this happens, Ukraine and the West will make a big fuss about it. In order not to leave an excuse for the west, the Russian army adopted a conservative attack. Some time after the attack, negotiations were held with the Ukrainian side. In this process, the Ukrainian people are assured that they will not be disturbed.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said that he will be with the Ukrainian people. He called on the Ukrainian people to jointly resist the Russian attack. The Russian army's ground attack strategy is correct. If the air force is used to attack, it may cause civilian casualties, which neither the Russian army nor the Ukrainian army wants to see.

The number of Ukrainian refugees has increased a lot, and more than 10.5 million people fled Ukraine within10 days, which caused great pressure on neighboring countries. The Russian army opened a humanitarian passage to allow the Ukrainian people to leave, which is also the tactical goal of the Russian army: to attack Ukrainian military facilities, not to harm civilians.

In war, it is inevitable that there will be accidental injuries. The Russian army did not take large-scale bombing in military operations in order not to harm civilians to the greatest extent. This is also the stubbornness of the Russian army! They dispatched Su -35 fighters to attack the Ukrainian air force!

Secondly, the air force has another important purpose, which is deterrence.

The purpose of Russian military strike is not to occupy Ukraine, but to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. With NATO's eastward expansion, Ukraine hopes to join NATO. If so, NATO's military forces will arrive at Russia's doorstep. How can others sleep soundly under the couch?

Russia issued a warning to Ukraine, but Zelensky thought that Ukraine's waist would be hard with the help of the United States, so he ignored the Russian warning. Russia will teach them a lesson and let them see the strength of the Russian army. The combat effectiveness of the Russian army is still very strong.

Some people say, why don't Russian troops use air power to achieve their goals? Is there a shortage of precision guided missiles? The Russian army has precision guided missiles, among which the R-77- 1 active medium-range missile is one. Russian troops don't have to, for one thing, they are afraid of accidentally injuring civilians, and another important role is to deter NATO.

The United States sent more troops to Europe. Although it has said that it will not fight Russian troops in Ukraine, it will defend NATO. The implication is that if Russian troops reach the NATO defense line, the war will expand from the war between Russia and Ukraine to the war between Russia and NATO, and unpredictable situations may occur.

In order to prevent this from happening, Russia has been very restrained, and the Russian army has been silent after attacking for a while. Ukrainian negotiators put forward some demands that Russia could not accept, and the Russian army resumed its offensive posture.

Even so, it is unlikely that the Russian Air Force will appear. The Russian Air Force mainly attacked Ukraine's air power and prevented NATO from taking the opportunity to enter Ukraine to fight against the Russian army.

Third, the purpose of the Russian army is that Ukraine will no longer seek to join NATO.

The purpose of Russian attack is not to destroy Ukraine or Zelensky, but to bring Ukraine back to the negotiating table and prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. In this way, NATO's eastward expansion can be stopped and Russia can sit back and relax.

However, Zelensky is still interested in NATO, so after the Russian-Ukrainian war, it complained about the lack of support from the United States and NATO. With the expansion of the war and the increase of western aid, Zelensky has the confidence to resist, and he thinks he can hold the Russian thigh.

The purpose of Russian ground combat troops is to let Zelensky know that the Ukrainian army will be compressed bit by bit by advancing with the ground forces, so that they can feel the power of oppression and finally realize their strategic intentions. If Zelensky doesn't agree, then Russian tanks will continue to advance.

The combat effectiveness of the Russian army is not built. Western satellites show that the Russian army is advancing, which also shows that the Russian army has the strength to realize its strategic intentions, so it will be so undisguised. The misjudgment of the situation by the Ukrainian side may bring unimaginable consequences.

With the development of the war, Ukraine and Russia started a dialogue, which is a good phenomenon, indicating that there is hope for reconciliation between the two sides. The purpose of the Russian army is to keep Ukraine neutral. As long as Ukraine agrees, the military action will be cancelled. Do you think Ukraine will agree?