TendarSpectacular footage:
An Ukrainian FPV drone downed a Russian Kamov Ka-52 „Alligator“ helicopter. The crew initially survived the crash, but was subsequently targeted and destroyed by more FPV drones.
Wolf480pl
hajovonta@wolf480pl
no, it is not. These are military servicemen, enemy combatants.
Rafał@r4f4l
But Geneva Conventions have protections for out-of-combat soldiers
Wikipedia mentions the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, Article 42:
> Upon reaching the ground in territory controlled by an adverse Party, a person who has parachuted from an aircraft in distress shall be given an opportunity to surrender before being made the object of attack, unless it is apparent that he is engaging in a hostile act.
@r4f4l
To be clear, I'm not trying to villify Ukraine here.
For every one-off war-crime incident Ukraine may've made there are tens if not hundreds that Russia made systematically and on purpose.
But it still sours the joy of hearing about Ukraine shooting down the heli.
@hajovonta @Tendar
@wolf480pl
I don't know the exact circumstances, the footage does not contain everything, but I suppose the crew tried to run away or hide instead of waving the white flag.
@hajovonta @wolf480pl @Tendar Exactly. Both sides were at the moment in full combat. Moreover, it was high probability pilots were armed.
@wolf480pl @hajovonta @Tendar I disagree. That clause cannot be applied to this case. Soldiers were not out-of-combat. Hiding, doesn't mean out-of-combat.