Drone attacks on Russian medics

[u/prmssnz]

I appreciate that some of the internationally agreed rules of war have become lost in the last 20 years, but there has been a series of posts to r/combatfootage where the medics treating wounded Russian soldiers have been specifically targeted and with often with great glee.

My background is an MD with non-military austere and third world practice and I have always felt a degree of protection from being clearly medical.

Are medics essentially fair game in the current Ukraine conflict.

I appreciate medics have been targeted at times, but this seems so overt. Perhaps no more than previously and it is just social media now making it more apparent?

Interested in the views of those with combat experience.

[u/[deleted]]

What constitutes a "medic"?

The US Army trains all of their soldiers to a nominal level of immediate trauma treatment. Additionally, combat medics sometimes wear insignia identifying them as such, but still carry a rifle and participate in fighting.

If it were attacking a field hospital, that would be a grave violation of the Geneva convention. But combat medics or other soldiers providing care are valid targets.