Please don't try to use reason, you'll only hurt yourself!
I am not advocating the targeting of civilians in war. That's CLEARLY not what I said. I am saying that civilians will be among the casualties, and that civilians bear some responsibility for this war, and thus, the casualties.
Also, the Russian people ARE capable of removing their leaders, democratically or not. They have done so before. All it would take is a new leader to organize them. So, yes, the Russian people also share responsibility for the actions of Putin, and if war were to visit Russian soil, civilian casualties would be partly the responsibility of Russian citizens.