The 1999 Russian Federation Law on Military Courts can be found here.
Meanwhile, Russia issued a warning that foreign fighters — Russian President Vladimir Putin calls them "mercenaries" — will be treated harshly. On March 3, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenko warned that foreign fighters will not be afforded the rights of lawful combatants under international law.
"At best, they can expect to be prosecuted as criminals," he said. "We are urging all foreign citizens who may have plans to go and fight for Kyiv's nationalist regime to think a dozen times before getting on the way."
Sean Timmons also strikes a cautionary note at Military.com for would-be volunteers who are veterans of the U.S. armed forces.
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