NEW DELHI: Ukrainian media reported Tuesday that a 22-year-old Indian national who was fighting for the Russian army had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Indian authorities did not confirm the detention but said they were working to verify reports that identified the man as Majoti Sahil Mohammed, apparently a resident of Morbi in Gujarat. Government sources said that the Indian mission in Kyiv had not received any formal communication on this issue from Ukraine. According to one of the reports from Kyiv, Mohammed had gone to Russia to study but was forced to join the Russian armed forces after a drug conviction. It quoted him as saying he did not want to fight and had surrendered before Ukrainian forces. Confirming last month that there were 27 Indian nationals still serving in the

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