Mercenaries are outlawed under international law. But Russia has misused the label to deny foreign fighters their protections ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise efforts to free Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins from Russian custody with ...

An Australian man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been jailed for 13 years on the charge of being a ...

Richard Marles has refused to speculate on the prospects of a prisoner swap for Oscar Jenkins after a Russian court sentenced ...

An Australian man captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been jailed for 13 years on the charge of being a ...

Oscar Jenkins, 33, was found guilty by a court in Luhansk of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, prosecutors said in a statement, after it ruled he had fought for Ukraine against ...

The former cricket coach and teacher from Melbourne is the latest foreigner to vanish into Russia’s brutal penal system.

Anthony Albanese will talk about efforts to free Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins when he meets Ukraine’s president in Rome ...

Australian Oscar Jenkins has been sentenced by a Russian court to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for fighting with ...

The 33-year-old Australian was captured last year while serving in Ukraine’s military, sparking diplomatic tensions between ...

Speaking to reporters in Rome, the prime minister says the government will continue to advocate for Mr Jenkins' release.

Australian Oscar Jenkins has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia for fighting against the Kremlin in its war with ...