Russian officials have confirmed Oscar Jenkins is alive, Penny Wong has said, ending nearly a month of uncertainty around the captured Australian fighter’s fate.

Australian officials believe Australian soldier Oscar Jenkins, who travelled to fight in defence of Ukraine, is alive and in Russian captivity, rather than dead as had been feared.

Oscar Jenkins went missing on Dec. 16 in 2024 while on a combat mission near the village of Mykolaivka in Luhansk Oblast.

Australia says Russia has confirmed that national Oscar Jenkins is alive. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had warned of severe consequences if reports he was killed after capture turned out to be true.

Oscar Jenkins, an Australian citizen, is confirmed alive as a prisoner of war in Russia, as revealed by Foreign Minister Penny Wong on January 29.

The Australian government has been told by Moscow that one of its citizens in Russian captivity is still alive. Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured last year while fighting for Ukraine.

Australian foreign fighter Oscar Jenkins, who was believed to have been killed by Russian forces after his capture, may still be alive.

Australian Oscar Jenkins is alive as a prisoner of war in Russian territory and his welfare is "normal", according to Russia's ambassador after execution fears.