Роль високотехнологічної зброї в сучасній війні

Viktor Dykhanovskyi; Maryna Leshchenko

doi:10.34169/2414-0651.2023.1(37).9-14

The role of high-tech weapons in modern war

Authors

Viktor Dykhanovskyi Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine
Maryna Leshchenko Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34169/2414-0651.2023.1(37).9-14

Keywords:

combatants, the principle of distinction, the principle of proportionality, high-tech weapons, autonomous weapons

Abstract

The purpose of writing the article is to justify the need to equip the armed forces with high-tech weapons, including autonomous weapons, based on the examples of war crimes committed by the russian federation against the civilian population of Ukraine. Modern armed conflicts with the use of high-tech weapons, require not only a legal settlement, but also a radical revision of legal norms to meet the new reality. It is shown that most of the russian strikes are aimed at the civilian population of Ukraine. According to the results of the generalization of the military crimes of the russian federation, a table is presented, which shows the non-compliance with International Humanitarian Law by the properties of weapons and by the method of their use. High-tech weapons allow compliance with the IHL principles of distinguish and proportionality, as well as achieving a direct military advantage without harming the civilian population and civilian objects.

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Author Biography

Viktor Dykhanovskyi, Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Senior Research Fellow

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