I fought in Ukraine and here's why FPV drones kind of suck

I've seen some of these FPV videos of kills of unarmed Russian soldiers. I honestly don't know why the pilots are not prosecuted for war crimes.

(and I'm sure Russia does the same to Ukraine, I just haven't seen those videos).

> I've seen some of these FPV videos of kills of unarmed Russian soldiers. I honestly don't know why the pilots are not prosecuted for war crimes.

An enemy combatant doesn't stop being an enemy combatant just because he dropped his weapons.

War crime is executing prisoners. And there are a few videos were Russians gleefully murder prisoners

It's because killing unarmed soldiers during war is not a war crime.

Rule 3. All members of the armed forces of a party to the conflict are combatants, except medical and religious personnel.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule3

Rule 47. Attacking persons who are recognized as hors de combat is prohibited. A person hors de combat is: (a) anyone who is in the power of an adverse party; (b) anyone who is defenceless because of unconsciousness, shipwreck, wounds or sickness; or (c) anyone who clearly expresses an intention to surrender; provided he or she abstains from any hostile act and does not attempt to escape

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule47

A surprise drone attack on any Russian combatant that isn't a medic or chaplain is "lawful", even if they aren't holding a weapon at the time.

So if artillery is fired at an enemy position, and they’re unarmed, is that a war crime?

Catching an enemy soldier unarmed doesn’t mean you’re a war criminal, it means they made a big mistake.

This is war, not a gentleman’s duel.

So if I see a drone I just drop my rifle and give it the middle finger and wait for it to go away and then resume when it's gone?

Pretty sure I've seen some that fall under Rule 47.

Under what law?

There’s regularly uploaded footage of clearly surrendering soldiers directed towards a safe zone to give up. Propaganda is propaganda, but it happens more often than we might think.

Glad to hear it.

I wonder if some "Surrendering to a Drone" protocol couldn't be codified under the Geneva Convention EG "Visibly disassemble your gun, throw the bits in several directions" etc.

Russia literally executes prisoners of war - those who have already surrendered. Russia castrates, tortures and cuts off heads of live prisoners of war. Russia targets and executes civilians.

People defending their homeland hate this one trick!