| Re:Thema russische Kriegsverbrechen |  |
>Und weil hier oft "es ist halt Krieg" oder "was habt ihr denn erwartet?" gepostet wird: hat man damit wirklich gerechnet? Ich stelle mich mal als naiv heraus und sage: ich nicht. Dass Russland vorgeht wie sie vorgehen, also komplett wahllos die Zivilbevölkerung zerbombt, ist so irre wie unvorhersehbar, oder?
Nein. Genau so sind die Russen schon in Syrien vorgegangen. Eher noch stärker - eine weitere Steigerung des Kriegs gegen die ukrainische Zivilbevölkerung ist den Russen zuzutrauen.
Unvorhersehbar war IMO nur die tatsächliche Unfähigkeit Russlands, die Ukraine halbwegs zügig zu erobern. Aber dass sie gezielt die Zivilbevölkerung ins Visier nehmen - das gehört bekanntermaßen und nachweislich zu ihrem Repertoire:
"For those shocked by images of Ukrainian civilians targeted by Russian air strikes, I have one word for you: Syria.
Moscow’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal war against his own people — including attacks on hospitals, schools, residential neighborhoods and markets — killed thousands of civilians. Its year-long military offensive in the rebel-held province of Idlib in 2019 was particularly savage, forcing as many as 1.4 million people from their homes."
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"A United Nations report into atrocities committed in Syria published last year accused Russia of direct involvement in war crimes and a “systemic failure to take any precautions to spare civilians from harm.” Moscow’s entry into the war in Syria in 2015 turned the conflict in Assad’s favor, and provided a real-life testing ground for the weaponry now being used against Ukrainians."
[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-27/putin-s-assault-on-ukraine-echoes-russia-s-brutal-battering-of-syria]
At least 270 medical facilities in Syria have been attacked by Russia and Assad's regime since 2011, according to the Syrian Archive, a non-profit organisation that archives digital material from the war.
Russia also targeted schools and markets during a blistering Aleppo offensive in 2016 and a devastating 2019-2020 campaign against rebels in neighbouring Idlib province, the country's last major opposition bastion, according to rights groups.
"Russia bombs military targets... then health and energy infrastructure to make life impossible for civilians and to push them to leave," Balanche told AFP.
"Once the civilians are gone, it is easier for the army to move forward."
[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220310-russia-tactics-in-ukraine-war-mirror-syria-testing-ground-experts]