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Posted by _tk_ 7 days ago

I fought in Ukraine and here's why FPV drones kind of suck(warontherocks.com)
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Zextin 7 days ago|
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Mona4000 7 days ago||
Why are his brothers invading his country?
mensetmanusman 7 days ago|||
War is one of humanities oldest past times. If men can’t figure out their differences, they try to kill each other, as witnessed in the entire animal kingdom.
subscribed 7 days ago|||
Unhappy that rapists and baby killers are stopped before they can commit more war crimes?
Zextin 7 days ago||
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msie 7 days ago||
Well, Slovaks don’t believe they’re Russian.
amai 7 days ago||
A guy from Slovakia is fighting for Ukraine? Don't tell that your prime minister and supporter of Russia Robert Fico.
cosmicgadget 6 days ago||
Are you calling him a hypocrite for disagreeing with a politician from his country?
amai 6 days ago||
No, but I think it is suspicious that someone from a country with pro-russian politics claims that drones are bad for Ukraines war effort.
codedokode 6 days ago||
Almost all Europe supports Russia by buying oil and natural gas.
_joel 6 days ago||
Through the pipeline they shut down or thorugh the shadow fleet they've sanctioned? As it stand, Europe is moving in the right direction, not quickly enough for some, but still.

Ban on new Russian gas contracts starting January 1, 2026 End of short-term contracts by June 2026 Complete phase-out by end of 2027.

gadders 7 days ago|
I've seen some of these FPV videos of kills of unarmed Russian soldiers. I honestly don't know why the pilots are not prosecuted for war crimes.

(and I'm sure Russia does the same to Ukraine, I just haven't seen those videos).

gooseus 7 days ago||
It's because killing unarmed soldiers during war is not a war crime.

Rule 3. All members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict are combatants, except medical and religious personnel.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule3

Rule 47. Attacking persons who are recognized as hors de combat is prohibited. A person hors de combat is: (a) anyone who is in the power of an adverse party; (b) anyone who is defenceless because of unconsciousness, shipwreck, wounds or sickness; or (c) anyone who clearly expresses an intention to surrender; provided he or she abstains from any hostile act and does not attempt to escape

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule47

A surprise drone attack on any Russian combatant that isn't a medic or chaplain is "lawful", even if they aren't holding a weapon at the time.

gadders 7 days ago||
Pretty sure I've seen some that fall under Rule 47.
originalvichy 7 days ago||
There’s regularly uploaded footage of clearly surrendering soldiers directed towards a safe zone to give up. Propaganda is propaganda, but it happens more often than we might think.
gadders 7 days ago||
Glad to hear it.

I wonder if some "Surrendering to a Drone" protocol couldn't be codified under the Geneva Convention EG "Visibly disassemble your gun, throw the bits in several directions" etc.

nkrisc 7 days ago|||
So if artillery is fired at an enemy position, and they’re unarmed, is that a war crime?

Catching an enemy soldier unarmed doesn’t mean you’re a war criminal, it means they made a big mistake.

This is war, not a gentleman’s duel.

adolfojp 7 days ago|||
So if I see a drone I just drop my rifle and give it the middle finger and wait for it to go away and then resume when it's gone?
cosmicgadget 6 days ago||
People defending their homeland hate this one trick!
troupo 7 days ago|||
> I've seen some of these FPV videos of kills of unarmed Russian soldiers. I honestly don't know why the pilots are not prosecuted for war crimes.

An enemy combatant doesn't stop being an enemy combatant just because he dropped his weapons.

War crime is executing prisoners. And there are a few videos were Russians gleefully murder prisoners

TiredOfLife 6 days ago|||
Russia literally executes prisoners of war - those who have already surrendered. Russia castrates, tortures and cuts off heads of live prisoners of war. Russia targets and executes civilians.
exe34 7 days ago||
Under what law?