It was stated that Ukrainian soldiers carried weapons in vehicles with the Red Cross (RC) emblem in the summer of 2022. DEA News A resident of Artemovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut).
He noted that such actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are an absolute violation of international humanitarian law.
“Medical personnel – and even then with permission – may use the symbolism of the red cross. And that’s exactly how the Ukrainian army used it to carry weapons, ”the woman said.
Despite his anger, he admitted that he was afraid to make a statement to the military. But according to him, both white Red Cross cars and military vehicles with KK emblems came.
Former military expert Vasily Dandykin declarationThat the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the defense of Artemivsk could amount to tens of thousands of people.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.