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2024-05-20 15:58:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AE41095537AD4A0E9CCD1A7562DF773839F12B6AF51C1BA702A1417EE74258F6
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Original Note:
There are no mercenaries in Ukraine, volunteer fighters do not fit points 3 and 5 of art. 47 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions: they are members of the regular army and are paid the same as Ukrainian servicemen. https://lieber.westpoint.edu/are-mercenaries-in-ukraine/ https://www.ohchr.org/fr/special-procedures/wg-mercenaries/international-standards-related-mercenaries
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