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2024-03-15 07:46:18 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E6073402D147697457E769BE683F9CD0B3ABC10C09B0850EEF8746183F9ABD99
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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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