A Melbourne school teacher, Oscar Jenkins, has been confirmed alive by Russian authorities two weeks after his capture during the war in Ukraine. Jenkins, who has no military background, voluntarily joined the Ukrainian fight despite Australia's government urging its citizens not to engage. He was confirmed captured in late 2023 in the Donbas region and appeared in videos showing him beaten and interrogated by a Russian-speaking captor. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong confirmed the news, expressing concern for Jenkins' welfare and demanding Russia treat him humanely according to international law.
A Melbourne school teacher has been confirmed alive two weeks after he was feared killed by Russian forces amid the Ukraine war. Oscar Jenkins, who has no military background, volunteered to fight for Ukraine despite the Australian Government’s plea for citizens not to join the country’s military efforts.
“If Russia does not provide Mr Jenkins the protections he is entitled to under international humanitarian law, our response will be unequivocal,” Wong added The Ukraine Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko also released a statement upon learning Jenkins had been confirmed alive, branding Russia a “barbarous regime”, but adding that finding Jenkins alive was good news. “That Oscar Jenkins is alive is good news for Australians.
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