Tactics used today in Donetsk, were used by Serbs in Croatia
ChristopherMorris65
What Russia is doing today in Donbas with the participation of the “civilians” – is not new. Similar tactics were used by the Serbs during the occupation of the eastern lands of Croatia, against Croatian Army, shooting from behind the head of “peaceful citizens”, and blocking of the equipment…
There were also more sophisticated techniques, for example, a unit of Croatian soldiers and police were met by a smiling grandmother with the words “sons, we are brotherly people”, she seated them at a large table covered in the yard, then went to the house for refreshments… and after half a minute, a machine gun started to shoot at the guests from the roof.
Recruitment and instruction of “civilians” was happening in subversive centres of Serbia, and then they were transferred over the border and settled in homes, which were left by the Croatian refugees. Incidentally, the “peaceful ethnic Serbs” were mainly retired military, with the same motivation as the Russians now – to capitalize on the blood.
From the actions of so-called “civilians” the Croats felt quite heavy losses in manpower and equipment (and not only the humiliation experienced by Ukrainians, when the guns APCs are taken (!!!!) from our soldiers).
It was necessary to do something with this – and the decision was made. It was a difficult one, but, as has been proved by the future, it will save thousands of lives on both sides.
When the compounds of the regular army of the Republic of Croatia approached Serbian soldiers, militias and “peaceful citizens” (separation tend to be very conditional – as now in the Donbas), Croats were firing into the air a special flare. This meant: exactly 30 seconds after the beep all the people in the zone of hostilities on the part of the enemy, were considered to be the military. 30 seconds was given to bystanders and onlookers to leave the scene of a collision.
This was reported in the newspapers, on TV and leaflets were distributed in the conflict zone.
The result was quick and radical: just after the first two or three collisions the number of random people and “onlookers for the company” in areas of the fighting had decreased to almost zero. Knowing exactly that in half a minute the army will start to work without any ceremonies; most ordinary people did not want to tempt the fate.
At the same time, the Croatian army was in compliance with the “rules of war” – and this was confirmed at The Hague tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which declared the legendary Croatian General Ante Gotovin NOT GUILTY. After all, the civilians were always given the opportunity to leave unharmed.
Today’s “anti-terrorist operation” undertaken by Turchinov, Avakov and Co is a shame and humiliation for the country.
In order to win, it would be good to learn from the Croats, who withstood a strong, well-armed, in all respects superior enemy, because they:
a) were not afraid to make tough but right decisions;
b) were very, very, very fond of their country.
Denis Oleynikov.
http://inforesist.org/tactics-used-today-in-donetsk-were-used-by-serbs-in-croatia/?lang=en
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