Soviets in Afghanistan
According to the Discovery Channel "Wings" documentary on the Mi-24 "HiND" helicopter, "free hunting" was used by the Soviets in Afghanistan:
"We were told that we had free hunting, that we should go and shoot any people not using official roads. But it wasn't right. What if a man in the desert is just moving to the nearest village? When we first came, some people felt OK about us. But in a year or so, that changed" - translation of description by Col Vladimir Kotsuchenka, squadron commander
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