Originally Posted by
DogTailRed2
Killed while on duty is one thing. Killed while on leave is another. While still a combatant I still find it distasteful and it would be considered more distasteful if it was a British or US serviceman. But then war is war and politics the remit of the good guy I guess.
Yet the same pilot who we are to have sympathy for being targeted due to his actions in a criminal and murderous action against civilians, he is not held accountable for what he has already done routinely and what he would otherwise do? Sorry, no vote of sympathy for this guy or any other Russians that have taken action to kill civilians. If he is on leave, he is resting to go and murder more civilians at a later date, so taking him out of contention is an act of self defence.
These are the guys who have dropped WP on civilians, used baro weapons, destroyed dams, threatened all and sundry with their nukes... I can't even find reason to have sympathy for them being Russians.