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The Russian Army's Scorched-Out Policy
There is a well-established doctrine where state actors are supposed to try to kill and destroy each other. If my bullet fell in the wrong place and it hit a civilian, that's a mistake. But if you targeted a civilian, then that's a war crime. The International Criminal Court has emerged as an institution where you are able to start check-in balancing the unlimited brutality and barbarism we are used to. In modern times, there would be an increasing escalation of punishment against war crimes.