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The Gujarat constabulary connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) confirmed that 22-year-old Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, who surrendered to Ukrainian forces portion warring alongside the Russian military, was a nonmigratory of Morbi municipality successful the State and had gone to Russia for studies.
When reporters tried to interaction Mr. Hussein’s household members astatine their location successful the Kalika crippled country of Morbi town, his parent refused to disclose anything. She past near for an unidentified determination aft locking the house.
“As per a preliminary probe, Sahil (Hussein) was a nonmigratory of Morbi and went to Russia for further studies respective years ago. We besides learnt that helium was sent to jailhouse aft being caught successful a drug-related lawsuit there,” Inspector General of Rajkot Range Ashok Kumar Yadav told PTI.
The elder IPS serviceman said the section constabulary are investigating the substance from assorted angles, including however and erstwhile helium acquired a passport, a visa and his links.
The Ukrainian subject announced connected Tuesday that an Indian nationalist warring alongside the Russian forces had surrendered.
The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian subject released a video of the Indian national, who identified himself arsenic Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Gujarat. Citing The Kyiv Independent newspaper, the Ukrainian subject said the 22-year-old came to Russia to survey astatine a university.
In the video, Mr. 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, which 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. 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 said successful the video.
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.
