Nor russias first war crime. Not russias last
this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2026
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My first internal response was "How do the Ukrainians make sure that the drones can be recognized as humanitarian aid?". The picture in the article just shows grey shadows in a dark sky. In a war defined by the buzzing sound of little rotors, my first instinct would be to shoot them down as well. But then:
[...] troops are shooting down food-carrying drones, confiscating or reselling supplies that reach the ground, and detaining residents found with humanitarian parcels.
Yeah, the fuckers know it's just aid ...
Confiscating and shooting down drones? Ok, from a security perspective, I see the the problem.
Maybe investigate the packages, then hand them back?
Preventing them from escaping, though, that's going to be a problem. Especially since their argument is that the population wants them there.
Yeah I hate to say this, but Russia can construct a pretty good argument or justification for intercepting drones.
Intercepting, fine. Those supplies, while not entirely intact, will make it to the ground, one way or another.
I also suspect the drones don't come in swarms, at high speeds, and they probably drop the supplies in a specific area that would result in either few casualties or minimal damage if it was an attack.
Given that the invaders are keeping or selling the packages, the Russians know they are benign.
Oh we all know they know. I’m just saying they can construct a good lie for the attempted appearance of plausible deniability.
Russian soldiers have been stealing and reselling the supplies and reports of villagers foraging for weeds have been common now. Russia is engaging in genocide against Ukrainians.
Oh, yes. Sorry, I didn't mean to imply there wasn't active genocide being committed by Russia.
Kremlin Shills are the ones saying that Ukraine is committing genocide against ethnic Russian Ukrainian citizens.
That was their propaganda in 2014 after the Revolution of Dignity, a "coup" overthrew their puppet, and Russia then needed to save the ethnic Russian minority in Ukraine, because they were now controlled by Nazis.
For whatever reason, they think this propaganda works outside of Russia.