Indian officials on Tuesday said they were seeking more details about an Indian national who appeared on camera claiming he had been detained by Ukrainian authorities while fighting for the Russian army.

The 22-year-old, identified as Majoti Sahil Mohammed from Gujarat, was named after the video carrying his statement went viral online. India has repeatedly raised with Moscow the issue of its nationals serving in the Russian army and urged their repatriation, but this is the first instance of an Indian fighting on the Russian side being captured by Ukraine and made to confess on video.

“The Indian Mission in Kyiv is ascertaining the veracity of the report. It has not yet received any formal communication from the Ukrainian side in this regard,” said an official source on the Indian citiz

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