Ukraine and the ethical debate on armed drones: some early reflections
Posted: 14th April 2022
Images of Bayraktar TB2 strike in Ukraine – undated.
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has rightly been condemned across the globe. The on-going war is horrific, with verified reports of indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas and a number of reports of killings which amount to war crimes. At the time of writing, the UN reports that around 2,000 civilians have been killed since the invasion began although the actual figure may be much higher. It is good to see so see such widespread condemnation of the war, although it is hard not to ask why there is little condemnation of other wars and not come to the obvious conclusion.