NEW DELHI: Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade has said that it has captured an Indian national fighting on Russia’s side, the Kyiv Independent reported.

The captive has been identified as Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, a 22-year-old from Morbi, Gujarat, who reportedly entered Russia on a student visa.

In a video released by the brigade, he says he was convicted on drug charges, given a seven‑year prison sentence and then offered a deal: enlist in the Russian military and have his sentence overturned.

Majoti claims he underwent around 16 days of training before being deployed to the front. After just three days in combat, he says he surrendered to Ukrainian forces, telling them he had no desire to fight.

“I immediately put down my rifle...I needed help,” he stated in the captured footag

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