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At right, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo meet at a G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 16. At left, a house lies in ruins after a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Dec. 7. (Source photos by Reuters) 

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- As it has little chance of defeating Ukraine with conventional arms, Russia is destroying the country's vital civilian infrastructure, such as power plants and housing units, to make people freeze and lose their will to fight.

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