mercenary
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According to several sources, he is a former leading mercenary.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He resurfaced later on social-media posts from the front lines, standing next to a Russian wearing the military patch of the Wagner mercenary group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Those glimpses of humanity had a way of rendering the mercenary atmosphere in the tent city incredibly disorienting—almost unreal.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
At the time Alekseyev was filmed sitting with Prigozhin in a Russian military compound taken over by Wagner, trying to convince the mercenary chief to call off his troops.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
A mercenary is a soldier for hire, who is not loyal to any particular government, group, or ideology.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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