• lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    They cry “human shields” because they claim Hamas is hiding in hospitals, refugee camps, churches, etc. which then justifies them massacring civilians because Hamas was among them.

    Which is absurd since Hamas is just regular Palestinians who are part of this group so they don't "hide" in hospitals they... just are there or not. I know it's a low hanging fruit at this point but imagine if Russia bombed an hospital and said "well they were hiding UAF soldiers there" they would instantly see how ridiculous that claim is

    • SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      imagine if Russia bombed an hospital and said “well they were hiding UAF soldiers there” they would instantly see how ridiculous that claim is

      Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t something like that happen? Like, UAF soldiers were hiding in/around civilian areas which resulted in Russian forces attacking said places? This is not an excuse or defence, I just literally remember something like that making the rounds…

      • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        Al Jazeera (Arabic) literally found them using ambulance-esque van vehicles to transport military soldiers and even Amnesty International condemned them for it...

        https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/08/ukraine-ukrainian-fighting-tactics-endanger-civilians/

      • lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        Yeah I think I remembered too. Well I'm not gonna deny that the Russian army committed war crimes if that's the case, even if the SMO was necessary