Leaked CCTV video from Belarus post office shows more than a dozen Russian servicemen in uniform packaging about 2,000kg worth of televisions, clothing, precious metals and other personal belongings that investigators claim were pillaged from Ukrainian homes.

There are widespread reports of invading forces stealing from occupied territories. One captured lieutenant was found to have hoarded iPhones, jewellery, watches and make-up.

Others, whose calls to their wives in Russia were intercepted by the Ukrainian intelligence officers, have been heard boasting about targeting apartments and using looted goods to pay off their mortgages.

The clip, initially shared by translator and photographer Yana Morozova, appears to be security footage from a small office space. Numerous men in fatigues are visible, allegedly there to ship the looted items back home to Russia. Morozova also wrote that the footage was taken in Belarus, one of the ally nations helping Russia during its invasion of Ukraine.

Under international humanitarian law (IHL), looting during an armed conflict, also referred to as "pillaging," is considered a war crime.

https://www.eesti.ca/russian-soldiers-caught-mailing-loot-home/article59140


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vyY4rnJ7lA

Usa also siphon Iraq oil after the US invertion in iraq but why you no call that one war crime

It's allowed

Vl3ly:
Usa also siphon Iraq oil after the US invertion in iraq but why you no call that one war crime

Who is talking about USA here? Is usa a yardstick for good or bad? Smh.

It is not a bad thing during war.
It is called spoils of war. Every military man knows that, why are the western media acting like they are saints when it comes to these.
People even remove jewelry from the dead during war.

Kingpin1000:
It is not a bad thing during war.
It is called spoils of war. Every military man knows that, why are the western media acting like they are saints when it comes to these.
People even remove jewelry from the dead during war.

See poor man and poverty mentality.

POutin said he went to Ukraine to liberate Ukrainians from Nazis, but the only thing he liberated are Ukrainians goods and properties..
At the end of the day, they are common petty thieves, starving and hungry losers...

plaindealer:


See poor man and poverty mentality.

POutin said he went to Ukraine to liberate Ukrainians from Nazis, but the only thing he liberated are Ukrainians goods and properties..
At the end of the day, they are common petty thieves, starving and hungry losers...

You are a fool and ignorance will kill you.
I stated facts and you are here insulting your ancestors.
Have you ever come across the word " spoils of war"
Your poor father really wasted his hard earned money trying to train an animal.

It is called spoilt of war!

Kingpin1000:

You are a fool and ignorance will kill you.
I stated facts and you are here insulting your ancestors.
Have you ever come across the word " spoils of war"
Your poor father really wasted his hard earned money trying to train an animal.

compton11:
It is called spoilt of war!

Spoils of war?

They are simply poor people

Imagine USA soldiers taking these trash home

Imagine soldiers stealing even makeups and phones

Poverty is real in Russia

Kingpin1000:

You are a fool and ignorance will kill you.
I stated facts and you are here insulting your ancestors.
Have you ever come across the word " spoils of war"
Your poor father really wasted his hard earned money trying to train an animal.

Pillage

The systematic and violent appropriation of movable public or private property belonging to the enemy State, to civilians, wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, or to prisoners of war.

Pillage is a war crime.


When movable property belonging to civilians, wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, prisoners of war or the dead on the battlefield is removed by non-violent means, the term “spoliation” is sometimes used. Spoliation is prohibited

https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/pillage

What you described is Pillaging which is a war crime.

The spoils of war rubbish you are talking about is prohibited, it's a war crime, something sane, intelligent, and lawful people should never encourage or defend in any way.

I know with you, it's ignorance.

What's other people's father got to do with your own ignorance and puerile tantrums?

Is it Ok for me to say that your father though you how to steal and justify looting and stealing and how to perpetrate war crimes?

In this day and age, we still have people like you promoting and justifying criminal acts and behavior, looting and stealing, and taking advantage of defenseless civilians for your own gratification.

I won't be surprised if the clowns and thieves in that video end up before a war crime tribunal.

Shame on you, what a disgrace.

sapientia:




Spoils of war?

They are simply poor people

Imagine USA soldiers taking these trash home

Imagine soldiers stealing even makeups and phones

Poverty is real in Russia

where is poverty not real?


It is spoilt of war man!

Everybody loots during war, no law applies. The British stole gold from Africa when they conquered us. No news here…. Next!

Poor Russian farmers in khaki, armed with oudated weapons and sent to Ukraine to steal.

compton11:
It is called spoilt of war!

you are right "spoils of war" is allowed.