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Russian invader fails to outrun an ATGM (streamable.com)

submitted 1 year ago by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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[–] PaulDevonUK@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why waste that on 1 person?

[–] BB69@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

War is wasteful

[–] Alchemy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sometimes you want to send a message.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It was the tool they had at the time and one less occupier is better than one unused ATGM.

[+] galloog1@lemmy.world -12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

You aren't wrong. I'm not sure about the context here but using this type of weapon on infantry is normally considered a war crime. I really want to emphasize the lack of context but folks should know.

Edit: do you guys downvote all true things you find inconvenient?

Section 6.2 of the 1999 UN Secretary-General’s Bulletin states: “The use of certain conventional weapons, such as … incendiary weapons is prohibited.”

Antitank guns are legal, incendiary weapons such as the above are not. Napalm was made illegal against infantry through this but also antitank industry weapons.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

using this type of weapon on infantry is normally considered a war crime

I'm going to need a source on that. Hitting infantry with a missile is....pretty fucking common.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a war crime to use explosives on single soldiers. If it was then a claymore or other mine would be illegal also. This sounds like one of those things soldiers tell each other on the battlefield but isn't true, like 50 cal will rip flesh off a person if you fire it close enough. Or that it's a war crime to use 50 cal on people.

Here is the UN list of war crimes.

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml

[–] pheet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

do you guys downvote all true things you find inconvenient?

I think people are downvoting the fact that you are insisting the "...incendiary weapons such as the above...", when the weapon is not in fact an incendiary, also according to UN Convention

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Expensive bullet. Apparently more sniper rifles are needed

[–] joobeejoo47@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

This really speaks to the abundance of ATGMs in the Ukrainian military right now.

[–] exapsy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

At least he died instantly.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

That looked like a laser pointer on a screen. I’m guessing a mine or a lucky shell hit them.