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Possibly. However, Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally targeting civilians in hospitals when it looks now like the hospitals may have been targeted by Russi
by cudgy 4y ago
Possibly. However, Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally targeting civilians in hospitals when it looks now like the hospitals may have been targeted by Russia in response to attacks by Ukrainian troops holed up in a hospital, school, or civilian home.
- ailef 4y agoI don't know why this got down-voted exactly, but it's unfortunately accurate in that an hospital/school can become a legitimate military target if it's used militarily. Also, in response to: > I doubt Ukraine are intentionally endangering the lives of their own people The report clearly states: > Most residential areas where soldiers located themselves were miles away from front lines and *viable alternatives were available that would not have endangered civilians* - such as military bases, densely-wooded areas or other structures further from residential areas
- hunglee2 4y agothank for you the pressing the case. My assessment of this report is that it shows two possibilities - Ukraine are deliberately endangering their own population, perhaps to incur PR benefit should a Russian strike be successful, or applying practical considerations which we can only speculate upon - easier to deploy from location rather than 'densely wooded' areas, for example. Either way, my basic position is that this is likely to be a reluctant decision, forced upon the Ukrainians by an uneven contest.
- cudgy 4y agoIf a country is at the point of sacrificing its own civilians as shields to protect their soldiers, they should consider that they have already lost the battle and should consider negotiations and/or surrender.
- hunglee2 4y agoperhaps this has already been considered. Indeed, prior to war, there were different factions on Ukraine who worked hard to avoid this circumstance, perhaps in anticipation of the sacrifices that would be asked of the people. However, people in formal control may not actually be in control
- genman 4y agoWhat a nonsense of misinformation. Nothing like this is happening. What Amnesty International describes are civilians who have ignored evacuation orders. It looks like you are here to spread lies.
- hunglee2 4y agoyes indeed, accusation vs counter accusation is a part of war. I'm a little surprised we (meaning everybody) are generally not able to raise our skepticism to the level required by the cynicism of info-ops, but perhaps we will always believe what we prefer rather than what might actually be happening
- genman 4y agoHospitals are ONLY valid targets when they are used for attacks. Amnesty International did not describe any such cases, period.