Thread: Putin using Russian military contractors as meat shields for Syrian army
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Old 08-10-2016, 03:46 AM  
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Originally Posted by CyberSEO View Post
It is illegal. Article 359 of Russian Criminal Code - up to 7 years in prison. Learn your law. Maybe the Russian media tells you there are Spetsnaz FSB, but I have doubts about it. Like it was on the Ukraine where usual farmers were fighting for money.
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Note. A mercenary is a person who acts in order to obtain material compensation and not a citizen of the State participating in an armed conflict or military operations are not permanently resident in its territory, and not a person directed to perform official duties.
i don't think criminal code generally applies to things the military wants to do
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