• flying_monkies@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    The Tankies here are hilarious.

    The “reporter” worked for RIA, a state-owned news agency. He was a propagandist, not a reporter.

    There’s no evidence he was killed by cluster munitions beyond Russia’s statement. We’ve seen the accuracy of those from the beginning.

    This is a consequence of Russia’s own actions. They’re to blame for all of this.

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      1 year ago

      They found a copy of Sims 3 along with a letter signed “Illegible” near the body so it had to be the Ukrainians.

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      1 year ago

      Even if he was killed by cluster bombs, so what? He’s a Russian on Ukraine soil. That doesn’t make him a combatant per she, but it doesn’t make him a innocent bystander either.

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        1 year ago

        Regardless of the situation, a reporter mixed in with enemy combatants isn’t going to get special protections.