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Gasping for air from a trench in eastern Ukraine, an infantryman was ready for the worst when a suffocating white smoke spread into his position.

A Russian drone had just dropped a gas grenade into the trench, an internationally banned practice in warfare used to suffocate Ukrainian soldiers hiding inside. Forced out in the open, the Ukrainians immediately became vulnerable targets for Russian drones and artillery.

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Russia has increasingly deployed chemical agents in its grand offensive to occupy the last cities in the Donbas region under Ukrainian control. The suffocation tactic is to take out entrenched personnel and dampen the morale of Ukrainian soldiers who – severely outmanned and outgunned – have been withdrawing village by village in the east for nearly a year.

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[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

You missed the point. The point the other guy made is that for the past 50+ countries have turned a blind eye to Isreal not playing by the rules and that has let Israel become more and more ruthless to a point where they're the ones effectively committing genocide. Maybe Ukraine won't turn out like Israel but is it really the door we want to open?

Just because Russia is getting increasing more violent and inhumane doesn't mean Ukraine should follow the same path. Nobody is saying Ukraine shouldn't defend itself (or fight on Russian soil), we're just saying we shouldn't turn a blind eye if Ukraine starts shelling humanitarian corridors, chopping off legs of prisoners, gas striking the front etc.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Do you know why there are no nazis committing holocausts across Europe right now?

Because we killed them all.

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