Russia may be using children’s summer camps in occupied Crimea to discourage Ukrainian strikes against Russian military assets located throughout occupied Crimea, effectively using children as shields in a violation of international humanitarian law, which states that ... 1/4 - ThreadSky

2/ ... “the military command shall avoid deploying military objectives in densely populated areas or in their vicinity.”

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thestudyofwar.bsky.social•23 days ago

3/ Russian officials have claimed that over 400 facilities in occupied Crimea will host children this summer.
Ukrainian forces recently targeted occupied Crimea — which remains strategically important to Ukrainian forces — with over 30 naval drones and 100 aerial drones on the night of May 1 to 2.

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thestudyofwar.bsky.social•23 days ago

4/4 Russia’s insistence on treating occupied Crimea as a tourist destination, despite the fact that Russia uses Crimea to support its continued military aggression against Ukraine, places civilian lives (particularly children’s lives) at risk.

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davehaterofracism.bsky.social•23 days ago

another reason to blow up the bridge - make it harder for them to take children there to use as shields

after the bridge give visitors a week to leave then hit the ferry terminals

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