The Amnesty report said investigators had "found evidence of Ukrainian forces launching strikes from within populated residential areas, as well as basing themselves in civilian buildings in 19 towns and villages" in three war-torn regions of the country from April through July.
The report detailed that schools and hospitals, as well as people's homes, were put in harm's way, suggesting 'human shields' type tactics utilized by the Ukrainian military. Amnesty continued, saying this resulted in Russian attacks on said civilian infrastructure:
"Such tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger civilians, as they turn civilian objects into military targets. The ensuing Russian strikes in populated areas have killed civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure."The report detailed further that in 22 of 29 schools visited by an Amnesty team between April and July, investigators found evidence of prior military activity. Additionally, five instances of Ukrainian troops using hospitals as bases were documented. The report went so far as to stress Amnesty was "not aware" of instances where Ukrainian troops first tried to evacuate civilians from these locations.
Despite being under pressure to refrain from investigating the Ukrainian side and to not criticize it for human rights abuses, Secretary General of Amnesty International Agnès Callamard said in releasing the report:
"Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law."Naturally, that so respected a premier human rights organization based in the West condemned these practices of the Ukrainian army resulted in backlash from Kiev leaders, as well as some Western pundits who went so far as to level the usual "Putin-sympathizers!" charge...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba was quick to blast the Amnesty report, saying,
"I understand that Amnesty will respond to criticism by saying that they criticize both sides of the conflict. But such behavior on Amnesty's part is not about looking for the truth and presenting it to the world, but about creating a false balance between the criminal and his victim."Other commentators said it was tantamount to "victim-blaming"...
The Kremlin, meanwhile, said the report confirms what Russia has been saying for a long time. Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said,
"We've been talking about this constantly, calling the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces the tactics of using civilians as a 'human shield'."
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Especially this far down the rabbit hole.
The fact that they whined about it anyways just makes them that much more obnoxious.
Having just listened to Dane Wigington - who is still churning out the word - my Disgustometer broke immediately. The glorious U.S. is sending depleted uranium munitions to ukraine. Who are these Americans that support this kind of rabid isanity? Nobody? Then what are you waiting for? End this nightmare now, or are you waiting for the so called "rapture"?
And to all those still on twatter, farcebook, instagrom et al: you are guilty by association of Terracide, which is Matricide on a massive scale. If you hate your own life, kill yorself - but don't drag innocent life with you.
strangely i haven't been suspended for 8 years, since i made a meme about Jews introducing terror bombing of civilian targets to the middle east on the anniversary of the King David Hotel bombing.
I guess you never ever criticize a jew.
It's not too far of a stretch then to cede the fact that Ukraine also killed their own civilians in Bucha to get western governments to send them large volumes of weapons, bombed their own prisoners, and bombed civilian targets in the eastern territories.
Civilian casualties do not matter to them except for a propaganda campaign.
I am on my 3rd Faecesbook Persona at the moment having had 2 accounts closed by Mein Zuckerbergs robots for Leftard Breaching Community standards.
Id love to see your posts
I have the same picture as here on it.
Not sure if this practice existed before the Nazis, but they sure made extensive use of it.
That NPP complex is three times the size of Fuk-u-shima. While I strongly oppose these crimes against humanity, I would find it extremely ironic that Germany, who had to change their constitution to prep up ukraine will get all the fallout.