Indian fighting for Russian military captured by Ukraine

Ukraine’s military has captured an Indian national who was reportedly fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The man, identified as Sahil Mohamed Hussein, is a 22-year-old student from Morbi, Gujarat. He had travelled to Russia to pursue his studies at a university.

The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military released a video on his capture on its Telegram channel.

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 operation. But I wanted to get out of there,” Hussein said.

After 16 days of training, Hussein was sent on his first combat mission on October 1, and it lasted three days.

Following a fight with his commander, he surrendered to Ukrainian troops.

Meanwhile, sources in India said the Indian Mission in Kyiv is verifying the authenticity of the report. The mission has not yet received any formal communication from the Ukrainian authorities in this regard. (With agency inputs)