Oscar Jenkins, the Australian man reported as killed in captivity by Russian forces within the warfare in Ukraine, is alive, Penny Wong has mentioned.
The Australian overseas minister introduced on Wednesday that the federal government has confirmed he’s being held as a prisoner of warfare.
“The Australian Authorities has acquired affirmation from Russia that Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody,” she mentioned.
“We nonetheless maintain critical considerations for Mr Jenkins as a prisoner of warfare.
“We have now made clear to Russia in Canberra and in Moscow that Mr Jenkins is a prisoner of warfare and Russia is obligated to deal with him in accordance with worldwide humanitarian regulation, together with humane remedy.”
Jenkins, a 32-year-old former instructor, travelled to Ukraine and enlisted to battle with the Ukrainian army.
In December, video circulated on pro-Kremlin social media accounts exhibiting Jenkins in what seemed to be Russian captivity. He was wearing army fatigues along with his palms tied and grime throughout his face. He’s hit within the head by an individual off-camera who asks him questions in Russian.
In response, he recognized himself as 32-year-old Oscar Jenkins and, talking in each English and Ukrainian, mentioned he was a biology instructor who lived in Australia and Ukraine.
Within the brief video, Jenkins was requested why he was in Kramatorsk – within the Donbas area of japanese Ukraine – and if he was a mercenary, being paid to battle.
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