c/world · u/Rapidcreek@lemmy.world · 0 points
Russia to Hire Contract Soldiers in Bid to Avoid Unpopular Draft. Russia is preparing to enlist more contract soldiers as it presses its invasion of Ukraine, aiming to avoid at least for now another mass call-up that could undermine popular support for the war
u/ours@lemmy.world · 1 points
Typical military euphemism. It's not "war department", it's "defense department".
Mercs, PMCs, same old thing with a fresh new "friendlier" label.
u/zik@lemmy.world · 1 points
"They banned mercenaries so we'll just call them something different"
u/SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 0 points
Potato...
u/ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 0 points
Mercenaries are illegal, contracted military isn’t
And it lets you commit war crimes without fault
https://www.trtworld.com/americas/are-private-military-contractors-any-different-from-mercenaries-20680
u/nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca · 0 points
They're called mercenaries.
u/edwardthefma99@lemmy.world · -1 points
So when are they going to enlist some Somali pirates