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Mercenary
Note. A mercenary shall be deemed a person acting in pursuit of material compensation, who is not a citizen of the state participating in an armed conflict or military operations, does not reside permanently on its territory, and is not a person assigned to perform official duties
Source: "Criminal Code of the Russian Federation" dated 13.06.1996 № 63-ФЗ (as amended on 29.11.2012)