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That's a direct quote from the Geneva convention. The op was replying to a comment that stated that this was a war crime and asked for a source, which I provided. What part of that do you consider "dummy talk"?
Because that's not the situation here.
This is soldiers completely operating with the intention of combat this is not a war crime at all. The guy looks drunk and at best this is a dereliction of duty.
This person isn't surrendering, their allies are absolutely ready to fight. What's the crime?
First of all, if their allies are ready to fight, then kill them.
Second, the guy clearly has an injured right leg and appears unarmed.
If the roles were reversed, would you feel the same? When the Russians do this shit, do you make excuses and say the guy was drunk or that it was a mercy killing? Granted, I don't see Ukrainians throwing their wounded outside to die, but that brings up another thought. What if this guy was a Ukrainian POW that the Russians decided to throw outside?
I fucking hate the Russians for what they're doing, and I hope Putin ends up getting thrown screaming out of a window before the end of the day. But the argument that this was a "mercy killing" or that this guy was combat effective seems disingenuous, at least without further context.
In a combat zone you are considered combat effective until proven otherwise. This is not a warcrime. Faking an injured leg or being dead are commonly done to avoid getting droned. Not seeing a weapon isn't an excuse either. Grenade on the belt, or sidearm in the coat are both likely possibilities. You don't know and until you do it is safer to take them out then apply warm and fuzzy civilian sensibilities to the problem.
Lol exactly. This dude is still fully equipped, I see no flag not even a semblance of looking to surrender. Just cause his comrades suck doesn't make him innocent, get the fuck out of the war zone then