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2024-03-16 03:13:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E2DC48007D649DAC819E500DF35D6F58BFA7F65C0735445F709607330DC72193
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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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