Per recently released videos, Sahil Mohammad Hussain, a 23-year-old from Morbi district in Gujarat, India, said he traveled to Russia in 2024 to study Russian Language and Culture at ITMO University, St Petersburg. He was arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to seven years in a Russian prison. He said he subsequently joined the Russian military and surrendered in the Ukraine war.
Indian Student Jailed in Russia Joins Army, Surrenders