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Poisoned fruit kills 12 Russian soldiers in southeast Ukraine (tvpworld.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 44 points 2 months ago

Hmm I'm not convinced it was the fruit. They should eat more and really find out if it was true

[–] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Fuckem.

[–] Rakenclaw@fedia.io 18 points 2 months ago

Aww, they are upset their looting and pillaging has consequences. Boo hoo!

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Wait, this is allowed?

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not a war crime of the people poisoning the fruit are not combatants. They could probably be tried for manslaughter, and I doubt Russia would be very lenient.

[+] ninja@lemmy.world -22 points 1 month ago (5 children)

People don't get a 'get out of war crimes' card by not being officially in the military. If they purposefully took hostile action in the conflict they're combatants, uniformed or not. The use of poison is a war crime.

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When the Russians use rape as a weapon, I cheer on the locals in occupied areas serving poisoned fruit

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

KYLR

[–] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

~~Yes they do. This act falls under the purview of civilian enforcement. It is up to the controlling government to prosecute these civilian crimes in civilian criminal court.~~

EDIT: Okay, so this particular argument irked me so I investigated. Unfortunately, Ninja is technically correct. According to the ICRC civilians receive an instantaneous removal of their status as non-combatant for the duration of the hostile act, and the ICC's Rome Statutes clearly list using poison as a warcrime so it is probable the perpetrators could be prosecuted. More likely, however, is that their being subject to civilians laws means they can ALSO be prosecuted in the civilian manner. Double the risk for the reward.

That said. Russia wants to FAFO that's their problem.

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

It's not a frequent event when a person on the internet recognizes their mistakes. I'm glad I saw it today.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 12 points 1 month ago

So if someone occupies your house, you'll serve cookies & cream?

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Not all war crimes are actually bad when committed against worse war criminals in self-defense.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

This appears to be done by civilians remaining in occupied territory

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Wait, this is allowed?

Not by Russian laws but who cares about those.

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nope, poisoning food and water is a war crime but who cares if only ruskies have ended dead.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is only a war crime if it is systematically carried out by the military in a campaign (See: Ruzzias attacks on hospitals and civilians).

If it was carried out by civilians its just a lesson on how you could have just stayed home and eat non-poisoned fruit.

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, civilians could be charged for war crimes. Nazis like Martin Borman and Julius Streigher were civilians charged for war crimes. Nevertheless the truth is on our side, russians should all rot and die in pain

[–] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a pretty big stretch to call leaders of the Nazi party civilians. This argument is like saying Putin's cabinet aren't guilty of warcrimes because they aren't soldiers. If you're in a position to effect policy and/or give orders that result in warcrimes at the very least you do not fit into the category of civilian we're discussing.

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Sadly enough, both Maria Lvova-Belova and these civilians that poison food are complicit in war crimes. Yes, different war crimes, different even from a moral standpoint. Yes, I understand your urge to kill every ruski pig you encounter, but this doesn't lie in a legal plane.

[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

oof

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

The do a little bit of trolling

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

I believe they call that the watermelon crawl.