Do aliens gain morale for killing civilians?

[MrFrustrated]

On terror missions, do aliens gain morale for killing civilians?

I ask because I just destroyed a cyberdisk, which exploded and killed a civilian. My shooter lost morale, but none of my other men did.

[Warboy1982]

yes, aliens get a 10 point morale boost for killing civs, and xcom units suffer a penalty equivalent to half of what they'd receive for killing a friend

[MrFrustrated]

Thanks Warboy