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

Australian government holds grave concerns' for welfare of Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher from Melbourne

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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.