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2024-03-15 12:41:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D2F7BCB18F6FC863F2DFA796E500975F12666A715D446175865699DB9FBF3767
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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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