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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment

Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment

Feed excerpt — reported by The Guardian

Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks to boost its war effortUkraine says it has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, amid what it says is a spike in recruitment by Russia from the south-east Asian nation.The 49-year-old man from Java was taken to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region to take part in a Russian assault, but managed to reach Ukrainian-held territory after the group came under drone attack, according to Ukraine’s state-run I Want to Live project. He was then captured by the Ukrainians. Continue reading…

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