An Indian national fighting alongside the Russian military surrendered to Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military, on its Telegram channel, released a video of the Indian national who identified himself as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat.
There was no word from Indian officials on the matter.
Official sources said the Indian embassy in Kyiv was ascertaining the veracity of the report.
It has not received any formal communication from Ukrainian authorities on the matter, they said.
The Ukrainian military said 22-year-old Hussein came to Russia to study at a university, The Kyiv Independent newspaper reported.
In the video, Hussein said he was sentenced to seven years in a Russian prison on drug-related charges and was offered the opportunity to sign a contract with the Russian military to avoid further punishment.
“I didn’t want to stay in prison, so I signed a contract for the special military oper​An Indian national fighting alongside the Russian military surrendered to Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military, on its Telegram channel, released a video of the Indian national who identified himself as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat.
There was no word from Indian officials on the matter.
Official sources said the Indian embassy in Kyiv was ascertaining the veracity of the report.
It has not received any formal communication from Ukrainian authorities on the matter, they said.
The Ukrainian military said 22-year-old Hussein came to Russia to study at a university, The Kyiv Independent newspaper reported.
In the video, Hussein said he was sentenced to seven years in a Russian prison on drug-related charges and was offered the opportunity to sign a contract with the Russian military to avoid further punishment.
“I didn’t want to stay in prison, so I signed a contract for the special military oper ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
