Russian armies in particular have always been bad news for the civilian populations of friend and foe alike.
Add to that Zelensky encouraging civilians to act as illegal combatants and this was bound to happen.
Tells you all you need to know.
Sorry Ben,
A citizen of his own country when attacked by another invading force even when not in a military status and uniform cannot be an illegal combatant. He, by implicit and explicit fact of nationality, has a duty to defend his country. He may an irregular, but not an unlawful combatant.
Just look at our oath of citizenship, “ support abd defend the US constitution...”.
Born citizens implicitly have the same duty as an immigrant who explicitly takes an oath of citizenship.
“Add to that Zelensky encouraging civilians to act as illegal combatants and this was bound to happen.”
But, are they illegal combatants? Defending one’s hearth and home and family is not dependent on being a member of a nation’s formal military. However, once they pick up a weapon and start fighting they are fair game.
In that part of the world they are known as partisans rather than “illegal combatants”. It wouldn’t be a surprise if every street in a town over 100,000 in Russia had a Krasny Partisan street.
What is an “illegal combatant” when your country is invaded?
What were the Soviet partisans during the Nazi invasion?
encouraging civilians to act as illegal combatants and this was bound to happen.”
They’re eliminating those 7-AM drummers...