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2024-03-15 10:56:49 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C40F83156F76703E849920E3E2DF7914FD7873B280FC023ED7B3C150FD8B02F0
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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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