Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-14 11:53:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 81E65B6A28EEF392C99E6F69D342F56DD07C148884234A82D68193A46621E502
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Original Note:
Roman Filipov was posthumously awarded Hero of the Russian Federation for his part in the Russian airstrike campaign in 2018 supporting the Assad regime, which has been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, including targeting civilians. https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrian-russian-alliance-forces-have-committed-violations-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-and-war-crimes-through-unlawful-attacks-against-northwestern-syria https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/syria/russia-strategy-targeted-civilian-infrastructure https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/5/11/war-crimes-committed-by-russia-assad-govt-in-syria-amnesty
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