Ukraine captured the first Indonesian prisoner of war in a sharp increase in recruitment by Russia. A 49-year-old man from Java was taken to the Zaporizhia region to participate in the fighting, but according to the "I want to live" Ukraine project, managed to reach the territory controlled by Kyiv after the group was attacked by a drone. He was then captured by the Ukrainians. In the first nine months of this year, Russia recruited 283 Indonesians. For the last three years there have been no more than ten people. Jakarta has demanded Moscow guarantee that its military is not distributing Indonesians, after reports of the death in October of a civilian. Indonesian police identified a human trafficking syndicate that recruited victims among the country's citizens through social networks and messages. Police said they secured high-paying jobs in logistics, border security and construction, but Russia offered military contracts as mercenaries.