Australia is urgently seeking confirmation of reports that Oscar Jenkins, who travelled to fight for Ukraine, is alive and being held in Russian captivity.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government had received a report from Russia that Mr Jenkins was alive.
“I am reticent to confirm that is the case, but certainly that is the statement that has been made by Russian authorities to our department,” Mr Albanese told ABC Afternoon Briefing.
“We have received that information through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, but we are seeking confirmation.”
Mr Jenkins was initially believed to have been killed by Russian forces after video emerged of his capture last month.
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