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2024-04-02 17:54:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DF876A73CED5AD302475BAEBD4C480114604B10BFA323D61664EEF8BD37F144B
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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're legitimate combatants, paid the same as Ukrainians, & not mercenaries https://lieber.westpoint.edu/status-foreign-fighters-ukrainian-legion/
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