{
  "id": 19539898,
  "title": "Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war as Russia steps up foreign recruitment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ukraine-captures-first-indonesian-prisoner-of-war-as-russia-steps-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T19:03:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-captures-first-indonesian-prisoner-of-war-as-russia-steps-up-foreign-recruitment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, a 49-year-old man named Sukamto Ayok, who was allegedly tricked into joining the Russian military and sent to fight in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ayok was promised civilian construction work in Russia by a former classmate in May 2026, but instead arrived in Moscow on July 22, signed an agreement with the Russian Defense Ministry, and was assigned to Russia's 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. He 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, and Russian personnel allegedly forcibly tattooed an identification number on his chest. This capture comes amid growing concerns in Indonesia over the recruitment of its citizens into Russia's armed forces, with Russia having recruited at least 292 Indonesian nationals into its military.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia recruits 45,959 foreigners to fight against Ukraine — but doesn’t take a single one back from captivity, Kyiv says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/russia-recruits-45-959-foreigners-to-fight-against-ukraine-but-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-11-11T19:16:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}