All the people calling what happened in Makiivka a "war crime" know fuck shit about surrender procedures.
Surrenders of enemy forces larger than one's own force are TRAINED and follow procedures. The Ukrainian troops followed the procedure and because of that they are alive.
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Surrenders of enemy forces larger than one's own force are TRAINED and follow procedures. The Ukrainian troops followed the procedure and because of that they are alive.
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If the enemy wants to surrender but outnumbers you, then you tell the enemy soldiers to move unarmed and with their hands up to a spot in front of one or two of your machine guns.
Make all the enemy troops lay down. Now if one of them changes his mind - he is in the machine
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Make all the enemy troops lay down. Now if one of them changes his mind - he is in the machine
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gunner's sight and can be neutralized easily. And the machine gunner's task is TO FIRE immediately if an enemy soldiers moves without being asked to do so.
Once all the enemy troops are on the ground, you call them one by one over to a spot BEHIND the machine gun. You never
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Once all the enemy troops are on the ground, you call them one by one over to a spot BEHIND the machine gun. You never
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move to the enemy on the ground as then you block your machine gunner's sight. Call the enemy troops over one by one, search them, handcuff them, sit them down behind the machine gun to the side.
Proceed until all enemy soldiers are searched and handcuffed.
This is trained!
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Proceed until all enemy soldiers are searched and handcuffed.
This is trained!
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Troops are expected to follow this procedure to ensure the safety of their own side.
The Ukrainian squad set up their heavy machine gun, told the russians to follow protocol, and all of them would be alive if the last russian didn't decide to murder them all by opening fire.
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The Ukrainian squad set up their heavy machine gun, told the russians to follow protocol, and all of them would be alive if the last russian didn't decide to murder them all by opening fire.
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The machine gunner did as trained - open fire immediately to ensure no risk comes from the line of russian soldiers on the ground.
Smaller units taking larger units prisoner is dangerous for both sides, that is why this is trained.
If you now say that this was a war crime -
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Smaller units taking larger units prisoner is dangerous for both sides, that is why this is trained.
If you now say that this was a war crime -
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you show you know shit. The only war crime committed was the russian soldier opening fire. And he took all his comrades with him by forcing the Ukrainian machine gunner to do his job and open fire.
I feel pity for the russians, who surrendered, but this wasn't a war crime.
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I feel pity for the russians, who surrendered, but this wasn't a war crime.
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