Surrendered in first assault: Ukrainian troops captured 22-year-old Indian national
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian forces captured a 22-year-old Indian national (Getty Images)
A citizen of India voluntarily surrendered to Ukrainian forces during the very first assault. The 22-year-old man joined Russia’s war against Ukraine to avoid imprisonment, according to the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
An Indian man named Majoti said he had been studying at a university in Russia. However, he was later sentenced to seven years in prison "for drugs."
After that, he was offered to sign a contract with the Russian army to avoid punishment. He was promised large monetary rewards, but never received anything.
According to Majoti, he wanted to escape. The Indian national claims that after 16 days of military training, he was sent to the front line, but just three days later, he quarreled with his commander and voluntarily surrendered to Ukrainian soldiers.
"I approached a Ukrainian dugout, put down my weapon, and said I didn’t want to fight. I didn’t kill anyone or do anything bad to anyone. I was only at the front for three days. I didn’t want to fight — I wanted to escape," the prisoner said.
Majoti also stated that he does not want to return to Russia and asked to be sent back to India.
Foreigners captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Earlier, we reported that in the Zaporizhzhia direction, fighters of the Svoboda Rosii (Freedom to Russia) Legion captured a Nigerian who was fighting on the side of Russia.
Ukrainian soldiers also captured a Chinese national who was serving in the Russian army. He turned out to be a 24-year-old Wang Wu.
RBC-Ukraine reported what is known about the prisoner and explained how he ended up in the war.
In addition, Russian media identified the names of 51 soldiers from China who signed contracts with the occupying army. They reportedly traveled to Moscow for that purpose.
We also reported on how Russia recruits foreign mercenaries to fight against Ukraine.
