plus7

I think you actually mean me. So I dare to reply: my presence is this topic was caused by YOUR direct question to me. If you call me a liar, pls explain where I lied.

Thank you for your agreement. It is important to me. It is not encouraged by russians. Russians encorage being brave, being smart tactican.... However, I think some battle ground commanders who are lacking authority or afraid of revenge may "close eyes" on those crimes. Like on any other war.

Thank you for your reply. I found the full report where they described several sex crimes. It is indeed terrifying. Those who did this must be prosecuted. Like with every case elsewhere. But I deny mass character and its genocidal nature. It is done by single criminals.

You overestimate Putin's role in it and its importance. Ideology is at least a book. Z is just a symbol of the war, but not the ideology. Symbolism. I admit cases of tortures, accidental and criminal death of civilians (like robbery, extorting money) not only from russian soldiers. But I deny its mass , organized character and especially its genocidal nature. Besides, it is the war, a sign of torture could be a wound. Imagine a simple case: soldiers captured an enemy soldier, surely he will be tied. Then a shell explodes and kill them all. One of corpses will have tied hands, wounds. If slightly blur vision, it can be called a victim of a torture. Finally, if they found evidences, let them continue with the investigation and find the suspected.

I will not justify and "explain" recent strikes. My "long read" was not about it. Maybe I can agree with Blinken (from your recent post) on that. Candide, thank you for your measured reply. I see nothing in your post that I could object to.

When you depicting something such emotionally adjectives as "fascist". When you declare something "war crimes" when something may not be a crime, this is propaganda too. You're one of top posters in this group! When you presented a list of countries and intentionally inflated with non-existing, repeating items, it so it looks bigger. I offer _myself_ to shut up because I'm not going to argue with ukrainians. In front of them, a particular war incidents will not be justifiable, and simply because of humanitarian reasons. I don't know the answer to everything (about how to stop the war) but I know that negotiations is the first step to it.

I was asked (in another topic, but moderator asked to continue here) how could I explain that and that. I think you're disappointed and biased because I draw a realistic picture where one could hardly find something special comparing to another wars. You and your friends igniting hate and doing the propaganda. I would understand if you (your wife, relatives) were a Ukrainian. If so, I will simply shut up, because I can understand your personal grief and hate. In this case reading my "explanation" will hurt your filing anyway and I simply don't want this. As I said, I'm against the war, peace to Ukraine and to Russia. I'm against portraying Russia as the _single_ origin of the evil. No objections, if you say "Russia and other imperialistic countries ..." By the way, your list of wars is so long because there are doubles. Tajikistan is not related, East Prigorod - something not existing. Chechnya and Dagestan is north Caucasus and part of Russia. In Sirya, the russian army was invited by the president (as it was invited to Georgia in 19 century to avoid genocide from Turkey).

First of all, I'm not justifying civilian deaths on the war. I will explain it from general prospective, assuming that you (and others) know that wars periodically happen. Russia using Iranian drones because it doesn't have enough its own. Its military doctrine (published) was defensive. It means they thought "if we not going to attack anyone why would we need drones? Being attacked, we could just nuke the enemy". That's why somewhat lacks modern warfare. Unlike US which is doing small wars periodically and needs exact, precise weapon. Russian army attacks civilians buildings (not civilians) because buildings are often reorganized as military objects, weapon storage, garages, barracks. Attacking such structures is not a war crime as you may find from "Geneva conventions". Ukraine not always specially doing this masking. Its just because there is no other place for soldiers or weapon. Finally, Ukraine may always show a scary picture to mass media. About this shopping center that was stroke several months ago (the one with empty parking), I personally checked on Google map, it was just next door to railway station. Besides, Google maps labeled the object as "permanently closed" about year ago. I assume it was a storage or the goal was railway station. Probably, you know that Dresden (Germany) was bombed flat by west allies at the end of the war because it was a transport hub? Was there a need for such atrocity or not, too late to judge, but destroying transportation and energetic system of the enemy is necessary and common step on a war. Other reasons of civilian building destruction may include: Old, not precise weapon hits wrong target, intelligence reported wrong object, the missile was intercepted and just fell down. I'm sure, the military would love to have the precision of HIMARS or that blade-rocket that killed single Al-qaeda terrorist chef somewhere recently. But they have to fight with the weapon the have. I already explained mass graving. Those are, probably civilians and soldiers killed during city fights. In summer russian army advanced and took every city several days with much efforts. Cities were yet with civilians. I watch youtube, and there are many bloggers from Ukrainian cities who blogs their life under shelling. Unbelievable, to us, but they say we're not going to evacuate. Because our parents old, because I love my house, because I love my animals (cats, cows), my house will be looted. They are not evacuating because they are not afraid of russians per se, and they just hope to avoid accidental strike. Of course, with such attitude there will be accidental deaths among civilians. The army simply engrave bodies (including russian soldiers) all to save time and efforts. Not too much respect to dead ? Yes, sad, but reality. Russia is lacking respect to live too ???? But even the engraving with christian crosses and separate graves, and name plates were called a genocide. How can I explain tied hands ? Well, different circumstances.. Finally I don't exclude criminal deaths. The war is the place for all kinds of bad people. Such bodies, when found, will be also buried. By my understanding nobody will bother with untying of the dead. Please let me know if my reply was comprehensive, I'd like to get a feedback from you.

Hi First of all, this procedure should be assigned by the doctor if there is such necessity. This procedure and your question looks very much like self-healing. You should avoid it.

Fail, okay, let me help. Ontopic: Thailland should act on its own interest. You expressed doubts, with laugh, in authenticity. I don't know where you're from, if from US, go to read how Texas was joined (they have museum in Austin). Very much the same like DNR and LNR. What I'm trying to say, is that historical deads, may look ugly, sometimes funny, unbelievable, but with years it become history. Very much the same like if you take a nice girl and try to explore her with a microscope.

Bradiston, I can agree with all your post, especially with the right of people to defend, they are brave, and so on. I can't only agree with "solely to blame". You may not know, but when Zelensky wasn't yet elected, he actively criticized current president for not doing anything to stop the war. He spoke russian language that time and russian population was his main auditory. And he said exactly, literally this: "if it will be required, I will go to Putin and beg him on knees to stop the war". It was several years ago...

I'm sorry, what exactly is the "atrocity of Russian forces". English isn't my native. I assume the atrocity "of Russian forces" must have mass character. Mass shooting of civilians, for example, mass executions, rapes. But if an enemy hid in civilian building, it will be shot. This is tragedy, catastrophe, tears, sorrow for civilians, hard to see, whatever, but not the atrocity. Ukraine intentionally didn't evacuate people to use it as a shield. I admit there were single crimes made by russian soldiers and they must be prosecuted. I also admit some rockets could hit civilian buildings accidentally or when just fall down intercepted. In this topic they said russian soldiers were given viagra ... o my god. Anyone believes it ? They were not given even warm ammunition!

If you're interested in my personality in general, I don't go to this war, because I don't support this war, and I'm not Putin's supporter, I want peace like other normal people. You think "I'm playing devils advocate" because I don't let you and others present Russia as the _single_ origin of evil.

Stop. It is not about me. And not about Amnesty International and not about you. Don't change the topic. It is about "russians attacking schools". Could you please confirm if you got the answer on your concerns?

Hi, There is a temple in Chochangsao with hundreds of them. Free to visit. Flying fox babies may sit on your hands.