No, this footage does not show a war crime. So, just stop. What this footage does show is Russian armed combatants operating as an aid and litter team to evacuate a wounded friendly when they become the target of multiple Ukrainian FPV drone strikes.

These men are not hospitals, they are not a clearly marked ambulance, and they are not a group of neutral charity workers out doing philanthropy. They are armed infantrymen conducting military operations in a country they invaded. They are legal targets. Let the seething commence.

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Will Killmore

Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter