OH: Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war as Russia steps up foreign recruitment.

The man, identified as Sukamto Ayok from the city of Blitar on Indonesia’s Java island, was promised civilian construction work in Russia by a former classmate in May 2026, according to the project.

Ayok arrived in Moscow on July 22, where he signed what he believed was a one-year construction contract. In reality, he had signed an agreement with the Russian Defense Ministry and was assigned to Russia’s 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, the project said.

He reportedly discovered he had been enlisted in the military on July 30, while being transported to Russian-occupied Donetsk. Ayok and another Indonesian national attempted to escape but were detained, after which Russian personnel allegedly forcibly tattooed an identification number on his chest.

Huh. And people keep telling me the real Nazis are in Ukraine.