An Indian student has reportedly become the first known national from the country to be detained amid the Ukraine war after he was allegedly coerced into joining Russian forces to avoid a prison sentence, The New York Post reported citing reports.

Sahil Majothi, 22, from Gujarat, was captured by Ukrainian troops and appeared in a viral video posted by Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade. In the video, Majothi claimed he joined the Russian army in exchange for freedom following an alleged framing in a drug case last April.

Move to Russia and arrest

Majothi reportedly moved to Russia in January 2024, completed a language course in St. Petersburg, and later relocated to Moscow for college, The Post reported. While studying, he worked as a kitchenware courier.

In April 2024, his mother sai

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