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

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Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 05:33
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Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment
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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 sp.

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  • —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.
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