Don't forget the eruv circling Manhattan so they can ignore other Sabbath rules wholesale while going about their days.
This is one of those situations where adhering to the treaty doesn't actually do anything positive, it just handicaps Ukraine's options.
A primary reason for the treaty is that landmines are indiscriminant and they last well beyond the length of the war they're placed for. So civilians are at risk decades after a war ends. The intent is to prevent ANY mines from being placed, by having everyone agree not to place them ahead of time.
However, Russia is going to place mines anyway no matter what. So there are going to be landmines in the area because of them regardless even if Ukraine doesn't place their own, so the danger will already be there, except Ukraine will have one less tool to fight with.
Losing 1/3 of your bombers in one attack means you're going to be a lot more careful with the remaining ones though. They lost a significant chunk of their reactionary forces in one go.
Russia has already been fighting a lot longer than they planned and have taken much heavier losses. The only reason they're still going at all is Putin's ego and inability to admit any mistakes.
I'm not sure. The admin has been threatening the justices lately, albeit indirectly. They might use this to make a point.
This is what happens when you give a genocidal psychopath a blank check for protection from the most powerful military on the planet.