Russia-Ukraine War
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Question
There is currently a war between Russia and Ukraine. Each country is drafting citizens for military service and sending them to the front. The question is whether a Jew who is sent to the front is permitted to kill an enemy, especially if the enemy killed could be a Jew?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
Even though "the law of the land is the law," since this involves danger, there is no obligation. On the contrary, if one can avoid being drafted, one should avoid it.
In practice, once he is on the battlefield, if he does not kill the soldiers on the opposing side, those soldiers will kill him, so he is permitted to kill them to save himself.
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