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Related Rule
Ukraine
Practice Relating to Rule 23. Location of Military Objectives outside Densely Populated Areas
Ukraine’s IHL Manual (2004) states that, in the conduct of defensive actions, “[d]efence shall be primarily organized outside of densely populated areas”.
Ukraine, Manual on the Application of IHL Rules, Ministry of Defence, 11 September 2004, § 2.3.2.1.
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