"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (7 Viewers)

[Dimlee]

The Geneva Conventions specifically allows one side to ignore most of the conventions IF the other side has already done so. During the meetings that resulted in the GC (and other international conventions) the various parties realized that if one side does not follow the "gentleman's rules" it puts the other side at too much of a disadvantage in many circumstances.

Russia violated the no use of prisoners as propaganda laws within the first 2 months of the start of the war. So did Ukraine - I have no idea who did so first.

There are certain behaviors that are largely considered to be applied regardless of whether a country is party to a particular convention or other international law - knowingly targeting civilians is one of them - but taking pictures of captured prisoners is not one of them. Even torturing combatant prisoners for information is not sacrosanct - as was proven by the US after capturing various members of al-Queda and other organizations listed as extremist/terrorist.

Just to add that Russia used Ukrainian prisoners for propaganda already in 2014. In Crimea, then in Donbas.
At first, they pretend that prisoners were captured by pro-Russian locals. The cover was blown when they transferred POW Nadiya Savchenko from the Donetsk region to the Russian territory and accused her of unlawful crossing the border. The grotesque show continued in Russian courts for over a year.

 

[Dimlee]

View: https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1878013714458132719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1878013714458132719%7Ctwgr%5E9c90bbc6a9612843b4c13349879f07efdb7def60%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fembedly.forbes.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Dcfc0fb0733504c77aa4a6ac07caaffc7schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbayraktar_1love%2Fstatus%2F1878013714458132719image%3D

Ukraine’s ‘Winchester’ Shotgun Drones Are Hunting Individual Russian Soldiers Now

The value of a shotgun-armed first-person-view drone is that it can attack more than once.

www.forbes.com

Interceptor became a strafer. Following the steps of P-38?

 

[GrauGeist]

Well, I think we can safely say that Asimov's "Laws of Robotics" has not been followed.

*oops* the link didn't take the first time.

Here's the intended article:

Battlefield Drones and the Accelerating Autonomous Arms Race in Ukraine - Modern War Institute

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war there has been impacted by attritable, cheap drones and rapidly growing roster of unmanned and robotic systems. Collectively, these technologies are redefining how military forces can wage modern warfare. With both sides in...

mwi.westpoint.edu

 

[cammerjeff]

Unless the drone strafing is autonomous Asimov's Rules do not really apply IMO. If the drone is manually operated it just like any other weapon pointed by a man at another man. IMO

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrrXNZyoc8k

 

[GTX]

Shield AI confirms V-BAT deployment in Ukraine

American technology firm Shield AI has revealed details of its V-BAT drone's deployment and testing in Ukraine during 2024. In a year-end summary, the company confirmed that its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used under real combat conditions to assess...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

Ukrainian elite forces use ENVG-B goggles in combat

Ukrainian elite forces have reportedly fielded a new advanced augmented reality and night vision technology into their operations, leveraging capabilities associated with high-tech simulations. According to local sources, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces now use ENVG-B advanced augmented...

defence-blog.com

 

[GTX]

Thousands of Lithuanian drones for Ukraine stuck in warehouses

Thousands of drones manufactured in Lithuania and intended for delivery to Ukraine remain in storage, with delays attributed to bureaucratic hurdles. The drones, procured to support Ukraine’s military efforts, were initially expected to reach their destination by the end of 2024. Manufacturers...

defence-blog.com

 

[Snowman]

Ukraine says it has hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries in a drone strike

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/11/europe/ukraine-drone-strike-russia-oil-refinery-intl-latam/index.html

View: https://x.com/kyivpost/status/1878102355326955640?s=61

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNCka3co50A

 

[GTX]

Ukraine Explores Using Frozen Russian Assets to Secure Advanced Italian Air Defense Systems

Ukraine Explores Using Frozen Russian Assets to Secure Advanced Italian Air Defense Systems

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[Admiral Beez]

Russia's largest refinery is raging with fire right now in Tatarstan, located 1000 km from Ukraine, after a drone attack. The plant's employees are being urgently evacuated as the fire continues to spread.

Save the sauce!

 

[ThomasP]

I am beginning to think that US/NATO should start designing its ground attack weapons like drones and guided missiles to self-destruct over their intended targets, given that all these fires and explosions in Russia are apparently the result of falling debris caused by the super effective Russian air defense systems . . . (just sayin')

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss7WNtibFXs

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Pi6Ft_UgY