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2024-04-11 10:43:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5C9C5136CAE1B5A4653494F2961CB43FDA39A8D0EBEEE7A1A7C99239A828A578
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There are no mercenaries fighting for Ukraine, foreign fighters are part of the regular army and paid the same as Ukraine nationals. https://www.ohchr.org/en/node/3383/international-standards OTOH, the Russian army has enrolled thousands of foreigners from Cuba, Nepal, Syria, Serbia, Afghanistan, Somalia, Malaysia and India. https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2024-02-20/putins-foreign-legion-foreigners-fighting-war-ukraine https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/10/asia/nepal-fighters-russia-ukraine-families-intl-cmd https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704783
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