The basic general rules when watching internet content and making determination of war crimes is this:
#1. Are the soldiers Hors-de-combat?
#2. Are the soldiers clearly marked medical personnel?
#3. Are the soldiers actively trying to surrender?
I explore this further in the Substack article below:
Was it a War Crime for Ukraine to Attack Wounded Russian Soldiers?
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Watch now (8 min) | In April of 2022, a video on Twitter appeared to show a Ukrainian drone attacking Russian soldiers, and then “finishing off” the wounded when a CASEVAC vehicle arrived to evacuate the wounded. At the time, the video turned my stomach because I never would have done such a thing in Iraq - but I had made the fatal mistake of confusing the LOAC or Law of Armed Conflict with the SROE - Standing Rules of Engagement.
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