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2024-03-14 21:38:06 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BD92BD48A32CC3F11CBD021C92A3B378BE7A4CD54567DD26ADCC40D90DAB74F0
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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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