India, Oct. 8 -- The Gujarat Police on Wednesday confirmed that Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, the 22-year-old Indian who surrendered to the Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside the Russian military, was a resident of Morbi town and had gone to Moscow for further studies.

Hussein had reportedly enlisted in the Russian military to avoid a prison sentence in a drug-related case. He joined the Russian force, not to fight, but to surrender the moment he got a chance so as to reach the Ukrainian border.

The 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Army published a video of the Indian national on its Telegram channel on Tuesday and said he had surrendered to them on the frontlines.

So far, there has been no official word from the ministr...