A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    121·
    4 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Hours after a battle in eastern Ukraine in August, a wounded and unarmed Russian soldier crawled through a nearly destroyed trench, seeking help from his captors, a unit of international volunteers led by an American.

    The shooting of the unarmed, wounded Russian soldier is one of several killings that have unsettled the Chosen Company, one of the best-known units of international troops fighting on behalf of Ukraine.

    In a second episode, a Chosen member lobbed a grenade at and killed a surrendering Russian soldier who had his hands raised, video footage reviewed by The Times shows.

    In a third episode, Chosen members boasted in a group chat about killing Russian prisoners of war during a mission in October, text messages show.

    A Greek soldier known as Zeus was at the center of all three episodes — tossing the grenade and, Mr. Grosse says, firing at the wounded Russian in the trench and bragging about another kill.

    But in the United States military, a video showing the killing of a surrendering soldier, regardless of the circumstances, would prompt an immediate investigation, said Rachel E. VanLandingham, a professor at Southwestern Law School and a former U.S. Air Force lawyer.

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        64·
        4 months ago

        Listen, Russians are literally Orks, tho. They’re not humans. You can kill as many as you want and it’s fine.

        If you think this take is hot, wait till you hear what we think about Palestinians, Mexicans, and anyone from Detroit.

      • sunzu@kbin.run
        610·
        4 months ago

        I hope they get laid for all this shilling. That’s a lot of work and dedication to a hostile foreign actor.

      • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
        122·
        4 months ago

        Bold move using whataboutism for countries that don’t have national holidays for the nazi leader who was in charge of the holocaust in their regions

        Extremely appropriate that a “Mr Lemmy” is a nazi apologist.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
        95·
        4 months ago

        Isn’t it literally illegal to be a Nazi in Germany?

        No surprises for the Fr*nch though, read up on the nightmare shit they did in Algeria.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          4 months ago

          Isn’t it literally illegal to be a Nazi in Germany?

          As always, it’s not illegal when you’re in the police while you’re doing this shit

          The German justice system has reported the discovery of Nazi symbols and child pornography in messages exchanged by police officers in a private group chat.

          Five police officers, aged 22 to 25 and from three different districts, were involved in sharing the illegal content, according to the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation.

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
      2320·
      4 months ago

      I know the mental gymnastics are strong, but only one side in this war sided with the Nazis, and it wasn’t the US