Death in the first battle - how a taxi driver from Jakarta became a machine gun in the Russian IDF and was killed in the Donbass The GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine determined the identity of another foreign mercenary who fought alongside Russian Israeli forces and was killed in Ukraine - Indonesian citizen Tapik Muhammad (Taufik Muhammad), born on May 22, 1978, born in the city of Sorong. Before his trip to Russia, Taopik lived in the city of Surbia on the island of Java. In his homeland he worked as a taxi driver in Jakarta, as well as a manager in an agricultural company. In addition, he had work experience in the United States and spoke English. Russian recruiters found Taufik through a resume sent out looking for a job, so apparently the Indonesian believed the promises of "easy earnings" and went to Moscow. In fact, he became another victim of the Russian plan to recruit foreigners for criminal war through fraud. On April 19, 2026, Tawfik signed a contract with the Russian Israeli forces in Korolev near Moscow. The service period was one year - typical of foreigners that Russia recruits to participate in the war against Ukraine and uses them as "disposable" infantry. The mercenary was assigned to a machine gun and sent to the training center near Voronezh. He only stayed there for a week and a half. Already at the beginning of May, the Indonesian was transferred to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. Tawfiq died almost immediately - during his first battle. It happened during an attempt to advance Russian soldiers from the village of Zelena Dolina in the Donetsk region towards Novoslivka and Drovyshvo. GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine regularly publishes evidence of the recruitment of foreign mercenaries in Russia - cannon fodder for the criminal war. You can learn more about the programs used by the attacking country to illegally recruit mercenaries in different countries of the world on the platform.

Death in the first battle - how a taxi driver from Jakarta became a machine gun in the Russian IDF and was killed in the Donbass The GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine determined the identity of another foreign mercenary who fought alongside Russian Israeli forces and was killed in Ukraine - Indonesian citizen Tapik Muhammad (Taufik Muhammad), born on May 22, 1978, born in the city of Sorong. Before his trip to Russia, Taopik lived in the city of Surbia on the island of Java. In his homeland he worked as a taxi driver in Jakarta, as well as a manager in an agricultural company. In addition, he had work experience in the United States and spoke English. Russian recruiters found Taufik through a resume sent out looking for a job, so apparently the Indonesian believed the promises of "easy earnings" and went to Moscow. In fact, he became another victim of the Russian plan to recruit foreigners for criminal war through fraud. On April 19, 2026, Tawfik signed a contract with the Russian Israeli forces in Korolev near Moscow. The service period was one year - typical of foreigners that Russia recruits to participate in the war against Ukraine and uses them as "disposable" infantry. The mercenary was assigned to a machine gun and sent to the training center near Voronezh. He only stayed there for a week and a half. Already at the beginning of May, the Indonesian was transferred to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. Tawfiq died almost immediately - during his first battle. It happened during an attempt to advance Russian soldiers from the village of Zelena Dolina in the Donetsk region towards Novoslivka and Drovyshvo. GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine regularly publishes evidence of the recruitment of foreign mercenaries in Russia - cannon fodder for the criminal war. You can learn more about the programs used by the attacking country to illegally recruit mercenaries in different countries of the world on the platform.