{"id":16474,"date":"2021-03-05T22:13:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T22:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=16474"},"modified":"2021-03-05T22:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T22:13:20","slug":"russian-army-shows-how-it-trains-to-violate-international-humanitarian-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-army-shows-how-it-trains-to-violate-international-humanitarian-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian army shows how it trains to violate international humanitarian law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 17, 2021, a\u00a0video of military exercises at a training ground in Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia was published\u00a0on the official\u00a0YouTube\u00a0of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In the description to the video it was noted that servicemen of logistics units of the Central Military District <strong>used non-standard camouflage of fuel trucks disguising them as grain trucks<\/strong>\u00a0and conducted mass refueling of armored vehicles in the field. The purpose of such camouflage was to mislead air reconnaissance and combat drones.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0414\u043e\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0445 \u0443\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0433\u043e\u043d\u0435 \u0432 \u0421\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\" width=\"978\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3AeqkMH_Pas?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers of InformNapalm international intelligence community immediately saved this video in case it would be removed from the official channel of the Russian Defense Ministry and asked for comments from experts in international humanitarian law.\u00a0All the experts we interviewed noted that the disguise of military equipment as civilian food transport is a direct violation of the rules of warfare and is regarded as a war crime.\u00a0It is allowed to disguise or camouflage the equipment with special means to make it less visible, but to mark a military fuel truck as e.g. &#8220;Grain Truck&#8221; is, of course, a sign of a war crime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/zerno2.jpg\" \/><em>Screenshot from the video of the exercises of the Russian Ministry of Defense to disguise a fuel truck as a grain truck.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, there were quite a few comments under the video that to post such videos, and brag about such a dubious initiative is rather short-sighted.<\/p>\n<p>We were curious how long it would take for the Russian Defense Ministry to realize its mistake and delete the video because they created and posted their own video evidence of training to commit war crimes.\u00a0Two weeks have passed and the video is still available on the official channel, so we can assume that the Russian army deliberately demonstrates that it is ready to violate international humanitarian law and use civilian disguise for its military equipment.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Military perfidy as Russian public policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is symbolical that exactly 7 years ago, during a Russian hybrid special operation to seize Crimea, Russian President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PoQXvPsBBn8\">Vladimir Putin told<\/a>\u00a0a news conference\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>Russian troops would stand not in front but behind women and children, and therefore, the Ukrainian military would not be able to shoot at women and children<\/strong>.\u00a0This was not a slip of the tongue by the Russian president but a clear signal of readiness to violate international law and use civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Humanitarian convoys&#8221; in violation of humanitarian law<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another example of Russia&#8217;s military perfidy during the war is the organization of the supply of weapons, ammunition, and other means to the Donbas region under the guise of so-called &#8220;humanitarian convoys&#8221;.\u00a0Since 2014, Russia has illegally sent more than 100 such convoys which included dozens of trucks covered with white tarps, in violation of all international norms and agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Back in late November 2014, US Assistant Secretary of State\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2014\/11\/26\/rossiyskaya-gumanitarnaya-pomosch-eto-toplivo-dlya-tankov\">Victoria Nuland stressed<\/a>\u00a0that the &#8220;convoys of humanitarian aid&#8221; that Russia sends to the Donbas carried fuel for tanks and equipment for soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, Russian &#8220;humanitarian convoys&#8221; not only carry weapons, fuel and ammunition into the war zone in eastern Ukraine, but also actively\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosvoboda.org\/a\/27635767.html\">carry<\/a>\u00a0plundered mining equipment and other assets out of the occupied territory of the Ukrainian Donbas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/gum.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><em>In the photo, Nikolai Dovzhenko, a Russian serviceman of the 108th Assault Regiment, in front of the city of Luhansk sign and white trucks of the Russian \u201chumanitarian convoy\u201d.\u00a0Prior to the war in the Donbas, he also took an active part in the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>It will be recalled that InformNapalm international intelligence community has repeatedly recorded how Russian military personnel, in particular special forces, illegally crossed the Ukrainian border under the cover of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).\u00a0It was established that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/servicemen-of-the-russian-108th-air-assault-regiment-took-part-in-the-occupation-of-crimea-and-humanitarian-convoys-in-the-donbas\/\">servicemen of the Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment<\/a>\u00a0took part in &#8220;humanitarian convoys&#8221; to the Donbas.\u00a0Also, one of the servicemen of <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/foto-mih-29-ta-22-brygada-gru\/\">the 22nd Special Operations Brigade of the GRU<\/a>, who took part in the operation to seize Crimea, was later seen as a member of &#8220;humanitarian convoys&#8221; under the cover of the Russian MES.\u00a0InformNapalm also exposed how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/the-russian-69th-brigade-s-servicemen-transport-humanitarian-aid-to-donbas-under-the-guise-of-emercom\/\">servicemen of the Russian 69th Logistics Brigade<\/a>\u00a0transported &#8220;humanitarian aid&#8221; to the Donbas under the guise of the MES.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Non-standard camouflage&#8221; to avoid spotting by drones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In order to hide from reconnaissance UAVs directly in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine, Russian servicemen resort to other &#8220;non-standard camouflage&#8221; tricks.\u00a0If the official video from the Russian Defense Ministry shows just the training to disguise a fuel truck as a grain truck, the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/kasta-2e1\/\">exposure of the Russian 51U6 Kasta-2E1 radar station<\/a>\u00a0which was hastily covered by a tarp in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, breaks all the rules.\u00a0Apparently, under threat from the air, the Russian military are ready to turn into Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/kastanapalm.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from InformNapalm<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/proofs-of-the-russian-aggression-informnapalm-releases-extensive-database-of-evidence\/\">Proofs of the Russian Aggression: InformNapalm releases extensive database of evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/32-russian-military-units-invasion-of-crimea\/\">Volunteers gathered evidence of 32 Russian military units taking part in the invasion of Crimea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/49533-na-donbasse-kompleks-navodchik-2\/\">Advanced Russian artillery reconnaissance system Navodchik-2 spotted in Donbas for the first time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russia-has-kept-its-zoopark-1-recon-systems-in-donbas-since-2014-photos\/\">Russia has kept its Zoopark-1 recon systems in Donbas since 2014 (PHOTOS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-soldiers-who-lost-takhion-drone-in-donbas-have-been-identified\/\">Russian soldiers who lost Takhion drone in Donbas have been identified<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-multipurpose-armored-vehicle-tigr\/\">Russian multipurpose armored vehicle Tigr, part of MK-BLA-01 drone system spotted in the Donbas (video)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/newest-russian-equipment-in-donbas-in-aerial-photo-photo-and-coordinates\/\">Newest Russian equipment in Donbas in aerial photo (photo and coordinates)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/%D1%81%D1%81.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24479 alignleft ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/%D1%81%D1%81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/\u0441\u0441.jpg\" \/><\/a>The publication was prepared by <strong>Roman Burko<\/strong>. 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In the description to the video it was noted that servicemen of logistics units of the Central Military District <strong>used non-standard camouflage of fuel trucks disguising them as grain trucks<\/strong>\u00a0and conducted mass refueling of armored vehicles in the field. The purpose of such camouflage was to mislead air reconnaissance and combat drones.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3AeqkMH_Pas\r\n\r\nVolunteers of InformNapalm international intelligence community immediately saved this video in case it would be removed from the official channel of the Russian Defense Ministry and asked for comments from experts in international humanitarian law.\u00a0All the experts we interviewed noted that the disguise of military equipment as civilian food transport is a direct violation of the rules of warfare and is regarded as a war crime.\u00a0It is allowed to disguise or camouflage the equipment with special means to make it less visible, but to mark a military fuel truck as e.g. \"Grain Truck\" is, of course, a sign of a war crime.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/zerno2.jpg\" \/><em>Screenshot from the video of the exercises of the Russian Ministry of Defense to disguise a fuel truck as a grain truck.<\/em><\/p>\r\nInterestingly, there were quite a few comments under the video that to post such videos, and brag about such a dubious initiative is rather short-sighted.\r\n\r\nWe were curious how long it would take for the Russian Defense Ministry to realize its mistake and delete the video because they created and posted their own video evidence of training to commit war crimes.\u00a0Two weeks have passed and the video is still available on the official channel, so we can assume that the Russian army deliberately demonstrates that it is ready to violate international humanitarian law and use civilian disguise for its military equipment.\r\n<h2><strong>Military perfidy as Russian public policy<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIt is symbolical that exactly 7 years ago, during a Russian hybrid special operation to seize Crimea, Russian President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PoQXvPsBBn8\">Vladimir Putin told<\/a>\u00a0a news conference\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>Russian troops would stand not in front but behind women and children, and therefore, the Ukrainian military would not be able to shoot at women and children<\/strong>.\u00a0This was not a slip of the tongue by the Russian president but a clear signal of readiness to violate international law and use civilians as human shields.\r\n<h2><strong>\"Humanitarian convoys\" in violation of humanitarian law<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nAnother example of Russia's military perfidy during the war is the organization of the supply of weapons, ammunition, and other means to the Donbas region under the guise of so-called \"humanitarian convoys\".\u00a0Since 2014, Russia has illegally sent more than 100 such convoys which included dozens of trucks covered with white tarps, in violation of all international norms and agreements.\r\n\r\nBack in late November 2014, US Assistant Secretary of State\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2014\/11\/26\/rossiyskaya-gumanitarnaya-pomosch-eto-toplivo-dlya-tankov\">Victoria Nuland stressed<\/a>\u00a0that the \"convoys of humanitarian aid\" that Russia sends to the Donbas carried fuel for tanks and equipment for soldiers.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, Russian \"humanitarian convoys\" not only carry weapons, fuel and ammunition into the war zone in eastern Ukraine, but also actively\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosvoboda.org\/a\/27635767.html\">carry<\/a>\u00a0plundered mining equipment and other assets out of the occupied territory of the Ukrainian Donbas.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/gum.jpg\" \/>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><em>In the photo, Nikolai Dovzhenko, a Russian serviceman of the 108th Assault Regiment, in front of the city of Luhansk sign and white trucks of the Russian \u201chumanitarian convoy\u201d.\u00a0Prior to the war in the Donbas, he also took an active part in the annexation of Ukrainian Crimea.<\/em><\/h5>\r\nIt will be recalled that InformNapalm international intelligence community has repeatedly recorded how Russian military personnel, in particular special forces, illegally crossed the Ukrainian border under the cover of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES).\u00a0It was established that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/servicemen-of-the-russian-108th-air-assault-regiment-took-part-in-the-occupation-of-crimea-and-humanitarian-convoys-in-the-donbas\/\">servicemen of the Russian 108th Air Assault Regiment<\/a>\u00a0took part in \"humanitarian convoys\" to the Donbas.\u00a0Also, one of the servicemen of <a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/foto-mih-29-ta-22-brygada-gru\/\">the 22nd Special Operations Brigade of the GRU<\/a>, who took part in the operation to seize Crimea, was later seen as a member of \"humanitarian convoys\" under the cover of the Russian MES.\u00a0InformNapalm also exposed how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/the-russian-69th-brigade-s-servicemen-transport-humanitarian-aid-to-donbas-under-the-guise-of-emercom\/\">servicemen of the Russian 69th Logistics Brigade<\/a>\u00a0transported \"humanitarian aid\" to the Donbas under the guise of the MES.\r\n<h2><strong>\"Non-standard camouflage\" to avoid spotting by drones<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn order to hide from reconnaissance UAVs directly in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine, Russian servicemen resort to other \"non-standard camouflage\" tricks.\u00a0If the official video from the Russian Defense Ministry shows just the training to disguise a fuel truck as a grain truck, the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/kasta-2e1\/\">exposure of the Russian 51U6 Kasta-2E1 radar station<\/a>\u00a0which was hastily covered by a tarp in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, breaks all the rules.\u00a0Apparently, under threat from the air, the Russian military are ready to turn into Ukrainians.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/kastanapalm.jpg\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Read more from InformNapalm<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/proofs-of-the-russian-aggression-informnapalm-releases-extensive-database-of-evidence\/\">Proofs of the Russian Aggression: InformNapalm releases extensive database of evidence<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/32-russian-military-units-invasion-of-crimea\/\">Volunteers gathered evidence of 32 Russian military units taking part in the invasion of Crimea<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/49533-na-donbasse-kompleks-navodchik-2\/\">Advanced Russian artillery reconnaissance system Navodchik-2 spotted in Donbas for the first time<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russia-has-kept-its-zoopark-1-recon-systems-in-donbas-since-2014-photos\/\">Russia has kept its Zoopark-1 recon systems in Donbas since 2014 (PHOTOS)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-soldiers-who-lost-takhion-drone-in-donbas-have-been-identified\/\">Russian soldiers who lost Takhion drone in Donbas have been identified<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-multipurpose-armored-vehicle-tigr\/\">Russian multipurpose armored vehicle Tigr, part of MK-BLA-01 drone system spotted in the Donbas (video)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/newest-russian-equipment-in-donbas-in-aerial-photo-photo-and-coordinates\/\">Newest Russian equipment in Donbas in aerial photo (photo and coordinates)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/%D1%81%D1%81.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"1\"><img class=\"wp-image-24479 alignleft ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/%D1%81%D1%81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"56\" data-src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/\u0441\u0441.jpg\" \/><\/a>The publication was prepared by <strong>Roman Burko<\/strong>. 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