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2024-03-19 10:33:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7CA6A4F525A221031617CAECF54223D672D443C0FC90C06161318712843A52E0
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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 therefore not mercenaries. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/status-foreign-fighters-ukrainian-legion/
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