The colored arm bands are supposed to be the distinguishing uniform markings as required by the Geneva Conventions. Killing a civilian without a valid military reason can still be a war crime.
Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
The colored arm bands are supposed to be the distinguishing uniform markings as required by the Geneva Conventions. Killing a civilian without a valid military reason can still be a war crime.Which supports my theory that Russians may consider every approaching civilian and vehicle a fair target.
Absolutely a war crime, no debate from me.The colored arm bands are supposed to be the distinguishing uniform markings as required by the Geneva Conventions. Killing a civilian without a valid military reason can still be a war crime.
Same ROEs as the guys without a Ride as with onebut I wonder how many regular civilians in cars were considered possible insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan and destroyed by US and Coalition AFVs.
It's a war crime, but I wonder how many innocent civilians in cars were considered possible insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan and destroyed "just in case" by US and Coalition AFV crews (and drone operators).
This is a REALLY interesting development:
Russia to focus war on eastern Ukraine - Russian army chief
The chief of the Russian army says Russia will now focus its main war effort on the "complete liberation" of the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region.
The defence ministry said Russia had been considering two options for its "special military operation" - one covering the whole of Ukraine and one focusing on the Donbas.
The comments - carried by Russian state news agencies - hinted at a possible downgrading of Russia's war aims. Russian forces have met strong resistance in the north of Ukraine and around Kyiv.
Sergey Rudskoy, head of the main operational department of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said 93% of Luhansk oblast and 54% of Donetsk oblast was under Russian control.
Russia had destroyed the vast majority of Ukraine's air force and navy, and this marked the successful end of the first phase of the conflict, he added.
However, the defence ministry did not rule out storming Ukrainian cities that had been blockaded and said Russia would react immediately to any move to close airspace over Ukraine - something President Zelensky has repeatedly urged.
The ministry also said Russia would continue its invasion until targets set by Putin had been achieved, Ria news agency reported, without specifying what the targets were.
That definitely reads like they're dialing back war aims in response to being overextended.
Perhaps setting up for the "We won" Declaration?That definitely reads like they're dialing back war aims in response to being overextended.
Except we clearly saw a Russian AFV steer into oncoming lanes and run over a car in the opening days of the war.Which supports my theory that Russians may consider every approaching civilian and vehicle a fair target.
That definitely reads like they're dialing back war aims in response to being overextended.
Except we clearly saw a Russian AFV steer into oncoming lanes and run over a car in the opening days of the war.
It stopped, backed over the car and continue in it's way. (The elderly gentleman survived, somehow)
If you go back and watch the original video, the AFV opened fire through a couple trees from a side street of that intersection. The car was not a threat.
Several other cases of this happening, too.
Perhaps setting up for the "We won" Declaration?
That and the fact that reality is setting in that the Ukrainians have beaten them to a stalemate. If Ukraine can hold out here, they can negotiate from a strong standpoint. This goes back to the discussions earlier about cowering down to Putler and giving in to his demands. I'm glad they have not done that yet.
Agreed. The main concern that I see in this move is that it may also be a shift of focus, to encircling Ukrainian maneuver units in the eastern third which, if successful, would likely be fatal to Ukrainian liberty in the short term.