Dfat making urgent enquiries after reports Australian man captured while fighting for Ukraine has been killed

The Australian government is “making urgent inquiries” after reports of the death of an Australian citizen captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne, was serving alongside Ukraine’s armed forces when he was reportedly captured by Russian soldiers last year as a prisoner of war. A video taken at the time showed him, dressed in military fatigues, speaking English and Ukrainian, confirming his name and nationality, and being asked if he was a mercenary. The Australian government has now said it is “making urgent inquiries following reports of Oscar Jenkins’ death”. “These reports

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