Australian citizen fighting for Ukraine allegedly captured by Russia

Details: Written by: Martin Fornusek; 23.Dec; Hits: 5

The Australian government is investigating reports that Russian forces captured an Australian citizen fighting for Ukraine, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Dec. 23.The man, who identifies himself as 32-year-old Australian Oscar Jenkins, is seen in military fatigues being violently interrogated in a video shared on Russian Telegram channels.

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The interrogator behind the camera is seen hitting the captive over the head while questioning him in Russian about his identity.The footage was first shared by Russian military correspondent Alexander Sladkov on Dec. 22."I’m Australian... Oscar Jenkins, 32 years old. Live in Australia and Ukraine," Jenkins responded in English with a native accent and in broken Ukrainian. The man introduces himself as a biology teacher who wanted to help Ukraine and is now based near Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian city in Donetsk Oblast, around 700 kilometers (430 miles) east of Kyiv and 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of the front line.The Sydney Morning Herald confirmed Jenkins' identity as a Melbourne man who studied biology and lived in China since 2015. Australian officials said they are working to confirm Jenkins's whereabouts and contacting Russian authorities.

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