Citat:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/t3f0mq/another_grad_barrage_into_the_centre_of_kharkiv/
Strider det här mot Ryska krigsmanualer eller hävdar man Rule 6 och 7 nedan? Dvs. då civilbefolkningen nu beväpnats med automatvapen och förbereder våldsamt motstånd, så gäller Rule 6 och det som tidigare var civila mål - är nu militära mål och kan bekämpas fullt ut. Dvs. är lärdomen - beväpna inte civilbefolkningen och håll städerna passiva - låt försvarsmakten sköta striden?
Russian Federation
III. Military Manuals
Rule 5. Definition of Civilians
The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states:
civilian is any person present in the area of combat operations, who is not a member of armed forces and refrains from any act of hostility. In case of doubt whether a person is a civilian, that person shall be considered a civilian;
Rule 6. Civilians’ Loss of Protection from Attack
The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states:
Civilians shall enjoy the protection afforded by Paragraph 54 of the present Regulations [prohibiting attacks directed against civilians and indiscriminate attacks as well as requiring precautions to be taken in attack], unless and for such time as they take part in hostilities.
Rule 7 Section C. Attacks against civilian objects in general
Persons and objects entitled to protection under international humanitarian law may not be attacked, if these persons are not engaged in hostile actions, and the objects are not used (not prepared to be used) for military purposes.
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Källa: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docindex/v2_cou_ru