&gt; <i>But I would only blame those who shoot it down. It&#x27;s not okay to shoot down airplanes. Commercial airplanes are not valid targets.</i><p>If only reality worked that way. In real war, everything is a potential target - sometimes civilians get hurt by mistake, other times because one side decides to take advantage of the &quot;rules&quot; above and e.g. hide weapons in hospitals.<p>In general, if an area of land is a warzone and it&#x27;s known there are anti-aircraft missiles deployed, and there are confirmed shootdowns of aircrafts in the area, <i>you don&#x27;t fly over that area</i>. Flying there shows lack of practical wisdom. You&#x27;re betting lives over desperate people following some arbitrary rules and <i>not making any mistake</i>.<p>In general, exposing yourself willingly to significant danger is stupid, and if anything happens to you, you can&#x27;t avoid some part of responsibility.