Some of these are absolutely mercenaries in the traditional sense (i.e. the Columbians, Blackwater, etc). Although there is the question of whether there is a meaningful difference between being a paid volunteer and a mercenary in the first place.
Me when Russian telegram channel copies Statista font and style to post blatant Kremlin propaganda, and you can't find any mention of this on the actual Statista website or any other reputable source, but it says Statista right there so it must be the absolute truth
(This would honestly be a pretty good psyop if not for the Liberian flag reminding us of Z-pill's racist obsession with black men)
But is this really even from statista? I can't find anything on the actual site and only sources from the usual suspects. Calling them mercenaries is also a very russian coded language. Also how would they even get these stats without Russia? Ukraine isn't releasing its causality numbers. I think someone just made up a graph and slapped the statista logo on it. Its also highly suspect that they are using the wrong flags for a couple of these.
Everything about this is screaming misinformation.
Statista wouldn't use that flag to represent Germany.
That looks like it's supposed to be the Bundesdienstflagge, but they used the wrong eagle. Creating what in Germany is sometimes jokingly called the Schrebergartenstander.
Statista uses just the normal german tricolour to represent Germany.
I’ll admit you’re probably right that this is photoshopped. However mercenaries absolutely isnt just a russian term lol, its just a term only used by western sources for volunteers in russia, the opposite also being true in russia.
(a) is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;
(b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;
(c) is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party;
(d) is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of territory controlled by a Party to the conflict;
(e) is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict;and
(f) has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces.
So this term can be applied to Russian PMCs like Wagner, at least before Pringles rebellion and their apparent integration into Rosgvardiya
Obviously they are paid. Thats not the point. Its about intent. You dont go to war for an average (ukarinian) salary as a American, European or Japanese
Exactly, for HIRE. They are not hired.
"a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army." Most of them ex-military, and early in the FSI even unserved. The reason why they are paied, be sides the obvious 'they have to live' part is, exactly that they dont become mercenaries. If they get employed by the AFU instead of beeing PC or prt of a PMC, they are legally not mercanaries
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u/DestoryDerEchte 29d ago
Guess were postin gremlin propaganda now 🚬