Retired Greek Air Force Major General, Secretary General of the Greco-Russian Union, Chairman of the Association of Friends of Crimea in Greece, Pavlos Christou, expressed the opinion that the Ukrainian authorities committed crimes against their own people by transferring hostilities to the cities. . He said this in an interview DEA News.
The expert stressed that military conflict should only be conducted in open space between armies. Therefore, he remembered that during the Second World War, very few battles were fought in densely populated cities, and in these battles most people left the cities.
Christou said a large number of people died due to clashes in cities. He added that simultaneously bombing the enemy and keeping the people in the middle of the conflict, establishing military bases in cities and hospitals are prohibited by international law.
“The Ukrainian President and leadership are committing a crime against the Ukrainian people with thousands of civilian casualties,” said the Greek major general.
In the same interview with Christ declarationThat the Ukrainian army is incapable of conducting a large-scale counterattack.