Overview

• Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanised Brigade posted a video of Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, 22, from Morbi, Gujarat, stating he surrendered after three days at the front.
• Hussein says he signed a Russian military contract to avoid a seven-year drug sentence, received about 16 days of basic training, and never got the pay he was promised.
• India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the embassy in Kyiv say they are verifying the claim and have not received formal communication from Ukrainian authorities.
• Gujarat Police confirm Hussein is a Morbi resident who went to Russia for studies and are investigating his travel documents and contacts.
• Official figures cited in reports say more than 150 Indians have been recruited since 2022, with at least 12 killed, 96 discharged, 16 missing, and India pressing Russia to repatriate 27 still serving.