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2024-03-14 17:47:58 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C20DC13853331B99B0E89AE2FB7A5ABB05FA2F238C8639ECD7D6AD22655E2F7
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A mercenary is a person who takes a direct part in hostilities motivated essentially by the desire for private gain. https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/mercenaries International Legion members are officially part of the armed forces of Ukraine. They are legitimate combatants (not mercenaries) & have protection under IHL. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/status-foreign-fighters-ukrainian-legion/
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