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An Indian nationalist warring alongside the Russian subject surrendered to Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian subject said connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025).
The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian military, connected its Telegram channel, released a video of the Indian nationalist who identified himself arsenic Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat.
There was nary connection from Indian officials connected the matter. Official sources said the Indian Embassy successful Kyiv was ascertaining the veracity of the report.
It has not received immoderate ceremonial connection from Ukrainian authorities connected the matter, they said.
The Ukrainian subject said 22-year-old Hussein came to Russia to survey astatine a university, The Kyiv Independent paper reported.
In the video, Hussein said helium was sentenced to 7 years successful a Russian situation connected drug-related charges and was offered the accidental to motion a declaration with the Russian subject to debar further punishment.
"I didn't privation to enactment successful prison, truthful I signed a declaration for the peculiar subject operation. But I wanted to get retired of there," Hussein said.
After 16 days of training, Hussein was sent connected his archetypal combat ngo connected October 1, and it lasted 3 days. Following a combat with his commander, helium surrendered to Ukrainian troops.
"I came crossed a Ukrainian trench presumption astir 2 to 3 kilometres away," helium said.
"I instantly enactment down my firearm and said that I didn't privation to fight. I needed help. I don't privation to spell backmost to Russia," helium added. The 63rd Mechanised Brigade successful its Telegram station said Hussein studied successful Russia, but was caught with drugs.
"In bid not to spell to prison, helium went to war," the station said. The Ministry of External Affairs past period said that India had powerfully called upon Russia to merchandise and repatriate 27 Indian nationals presently serving with the Russian Army.
There person been reports that immoderate Indians connected pupil and concern visas were forced into joining Russian subject units deployed connected the frontlines of the warfare successful Ukraine.
India has been repeatedly asking Russia to merchandise each Indians serving arsenic enactment staff, specified arsenic cooks and helpers, with Russian subject units.
The contented was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his sojourn to Russia past twelvemonth arsenic well. According to authoritative data, the fig of Indians recruited by the Russian subject is present much than 150.
At slightest 12 Indians were killed portion warring connected the frontlines of the struggle successful Ukraine, portion 96 were discharged by Russian authorities. Another 16 person been listed arsenic missing.
