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In case this is not obvious to anyone reading, this is a terrible, terrible idea. Discounting the obvious risks of being killed, or injured, if you are captured

In case this is not obvious to anyone reading, this is a terrible, terrible idea. Discounting the obvious risks of being killed, or injured, if you are captured as a member of a foreign paramilitary unit, you will not be afforded the same legal protections as a prisoner of war. Even after this war ends you may still find yourself imprisoned. You risk being tried as a war criminal, or even just a regular criminal being charged with murder, or another offense against the state. This has been done before by Bosnia during their conflict with Serbia. They made a call to Mujahideen of the world to defend them. The prize for participation was a Bosnian passport. Hindsight may be 20/20, however I do not see any possible scenario where Ukraine joins the EU after the dust settles. Even if Ukraine grants you a passport, it won't be worth much. Especially if Russia considers you a war criminal for your efforts.

sgjohnson 5y ago
Is Russia even taking prisoners in this conflict? And I'm fairly sure that all of the volunteers would rather die than surrender themselves to Russians. So shoot a couple of more Russians and die with them, instead of surrendering.
- fuoqi 5y ago
  >Is Russia even taking prisoners in this conflict? Are you serious? Of course it does and actively promotes defections from the Ukrainian army as best as it can.
  - sgjohnson 5y ago
    They are deliberately firing on civilian houses, so yes, I would be surprised if they were taking prisoners.
- ganzuul 5y ago
  They have been told they are liberating a people from fascists. Again!
alkonaut 5y ago
The idea of this must be to allow foreigners to fight under the flag of the regular ukrainian armed forces instead of having to fight as foreign paramilitaries, exactly for this reason? If I go fight in ukrainian uniform or even with a Ukrainian passport, why I do it or where I was born doesn't matter?

sgjohnson 5y ago

Is Russia even taking prisoners in this conflict? And I'm fairly sure that all of the volunteers would rather die than surrender themselves to Russians. So shoot a couple of more Russians and die with them, instead of surrendering.

fuoqi 5y ago
>Is Russia even taking prisoners in this conflict? Are you serious? Of course it does and actively promotes defections from the Ukrainian army as best as it can.
- sgjohnson 5y ago
  They are deliberately firing on civilian houses, so yes, I would be surprised if they were taking prisoners.
ganzuul 5y ago
They have been told they are liberating a people from fascists. Again!

alkonaut 5y ago

The idea of this must be to allow foreigners to fight under the flag of the regular ukrainian armed forces instead of having to fight as foreign paramilitaries, exactly for this reason? If I go fight in ukrainian uniform or even with a Ukrainian passport, why I do it or where I was born doesn't matter?