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2024-03-15 16:19:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3519D8D803E2E83870A11C695E26AE498C72E064EB5B8C04E0D428D5348F7E1C
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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 and are not mercenaries as defined by IHL. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/status-foreign-fighters-ukrainian-legion/
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