Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 11.
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 effort Ukraine 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.
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- Nov 11, 5:39 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisUkraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitmenttheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:59 AM UTC+4 hUkraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war trying to join Russian assaultindependent.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 9:59 AM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Report 2 is a different headline and framing on the same capture of the first Indonesian prisoner of war, with added context about recruitment, and no facts conflict.
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4h agoUkraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment 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 effort Ukraine 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.
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