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2023-04-15 09:00:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 939F73B35ECFC632FD12E87EC33DDC9CE2FCB263C80B38D85B097A341A25D21D
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The Azov Regiment was incorporated into Ukraine's National Guard in 2014. Under the Geneva Conventions (to which Russia is a party) Azov personnel are combatants, so if captured would have to be treated as prisoners of war. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/last-defenders-mariupol-what-is-ukraines-azov-regiment-2022-05-17/ https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/combatants/
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