Australian POW Captured by Russian Forces Motivated by Altruism, Not Money: Expert

Oscar Jenkins is not a mercenary but someone motivated by wanting to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, according to former soldier Glenn Kolomeitz.
Australian POW Captured by Russian Forces Motivated by Altruism, Not Money: Expert
A soldier of 13th Khartiia Brigade in a trench during a snowstorm in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2024. Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images
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A veteran of both the East Timor and Afghanistan conflicts, Glenn Kolomeitz, says Australian Oscar Jenkins—now revealed to be alive after initial reports suggested he'd been executed by Russian militia—is likely not a mercenary as people commonly understand the term.

Kolomeitz, a former military police officer with a doctorate in international criminal law, has visited Ukraine as part of a mobile justice team gathering evidence for its prosecutor-general amid the Russian invasion.

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