by René Provost | Jul 15, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Rebel Prosecutions of Foreign Fighters in Ukraine On 1 July 2022 Russian state media reported that two British nationals captured by the “Donetsk People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine would be prosecuted for “mercenary activities,” in...
by Robert Lawless | Mar 21, 2022
Are Mercenaries in Ukraine? Reports suggest both Russia and Ukraine are recruiting and supplementing forces in ways that potentially implicate international legal rules related to mercenaries. This post, after surveying media reports of mercenaries in Ukraine,...
by Petra Ditrichová, Veronika Bílková | Mar 15, 2022
Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion Among other new resistance groups, Ukraine has formed an International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (UKR Legion). There are reports that its members come from all over the world, including Canada, Japan, the...
